pitchpole

verb

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as in to tump (over)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitchpole
  1. overthrow
  2. topple
  3. invert
  4. overset
  5. turn over
Verb
  • In 1992, President Hafez al-Assad — the father of Bashar al-Assad, who was overthrown last year — loosened the limits.
    — Ephrat Livni, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
  • The Southeast Asian country is reeling from a raging civil war between a military junta that seized power in 2021, and pro-democracy fighters and ethnic rebel groups battling to overthrow it.
    — Ross Adkin, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
Definition of overthrow
Verb
  • The number of sites, and whether they are secured, has been a mystery since rebels toppled Mr. al-Assad last year.
    — Megha Rajagopalan, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Rafah residents said most of the local population had followed Israel's order to leave, as Israeli strikes toppled buildings there.
    — Nidal al-Mughrabi and Mahmoud Issa, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
Definition of topple
Verb
  • All our ballads were the opposite, light verses and heavy chorus — it was totally inverted.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
  • If the orchid is difficult to get out of its pot, work a dull knife down and around the inside of the pot, then invert it and tap the pot on a work surface to remove it.
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of invert
Verb
  • That led to the Saints to overset the edge or overrun the ball carrier, creating huge cutback lanes.
    — Lance Reisland, cleveland, 23 Dec. 2022
  • McGovern will often overset shaded defensive linemen, which opens up the inside move for defenders.
    — John Owning, Dallas News, 1 June 2020
Definition of overset
Verb
  • After the story’s publication, the state treasurer’s office audited its deposits and determined that no tow truck company or the DMV had ever turned over money from sales in the history of the law.
    — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 8 Apr. 2025
  • The current season is headlined by virtual pop star Hatsune Miku and ends on April 8, turning over to the Carpenter mini era.
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2025
Definition of turn over
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“Pitchpole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitchpole. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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