topple

verb

ˈtä-pəl How to pronounce topple (audio)
Definition of topplenext
as in to fall
to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily the tower of blocks toppled even though I bumped into it ever so slightly

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Recent Examples of topple Then a massive laurel oak — more than a hundred years old — in their front yard toppled onto the roof of their home off Markham Woods Drive and punched a hole through the roof, sending a branch into their kitchen. — Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2025 Turkey, which made significant gains in Syria after Assad was toppled, had previously warned Iran against attempts to destabilize Syria in comments that later triggered Tehran to summon Turkey’s ambassador, Reuters reported, citing state TV. — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 10 Mar. 2025 What's the future for Intuitive Machines? Shares of Intuitive Machines also toppled yesterday, closing Friday at $8.91 — a 39% decrease from its value at the opening of the stock market on Thursday. — Stephen J. Beard, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025 Ongoing clashes between the two sides have marked the worst violence since Assad's government was toppled in early December by insurgent groups led by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham. — arkansasonline.com, 7 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for topple
Recent Examples of Synonyms for topple
  1. fall
  2. stumble
  3. trip
  4. slip
  5. tumble
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  • After this, oil production will fall, albeit slowly toward 2050, as decarbonization proceeds and more electric vehicles take to the roads.
    — Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Between January and February of 2025, Tesla recorded a 50% drop in sales in Portugal and 45% in France according to Reuters, while sales fell 42% in Sweden and 48% in Norway.
    — Simmone Shah, TIME, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of fall
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  • Everything will then be sold – unless he’s stumbled across a famous ball.
    — Don Riddell, CNN, 10 Mar. 2025
  • The main character, a married artist in her mid-forties, sets out from her Los Angeles home, stumbles into a psychosexual dynamic with a young rental-car attendee, and decides to remodel a motel room into a love nest.
    — Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of stumble
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  • Duluth, Minnesota Amid the heatwaves throughout Europe during the summer, trips to Nordic countries offer a way to beat the summer heat of southern Europe.
    — Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Family-friendly Offerings Children are welcome at Reindeer Manor, and there are plenty of itineraries to suit young ones, especially during the holiday season, such as reindeer feeding, trips to Santa’s Village, and ski school in Levi.
    — Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of trip
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  • Hands, lots of hands—outstretched, passing cords, clutching mikes, slipping vinyl out of sleeves, scratching records, tapping pads, scrawling signatures onto posters.
    — Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Her sister, Nevaeh Garton, wrote in a GoFundMe description that Stockard slipped as the dolphin lifted her in the air on Monday, March 17.
    — Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of slip
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  • Sunrun — Shares of the residential solar energy tumbled about 7%.
    — Brian Evans, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Brown-Forman, the company behind Jack Daniel’s whiskey, tumbled 5.1%, and Harley-Davidson sank 5.7%.
    — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of tumble

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