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overthrow

[oh-ver-throh, oh-ver-throh] / ˌoʊ vərˈθroʊ, ˈoʊ vərˌθroʊ /


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Each was determined to overthrow the others and consolidate power.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Then there’s the fact that Nicaraguan migrants in the United States are a smaller and less powerful force than Cuban Americans, many of whom have lobbied Washington for decades to isolate and overthrow Havana’s leaders.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 26, 2026

Neighbouring Turkey is a key supporter of Syria's new authorities, while Israel has carried out repeated incursions and bombings in the country since Assad's overthrow.

From Barron's Jul. 6, 2026

Would things have changed if Harry Sheridan was able to keep hold of the ball as he fell towards the line, or if Tom Stewart did not overthrow on his line-out?

From BBC May 22, 2026

Only in 1428 did Itzacoatl, a newly selected tlatoani, ally with two other small vassal states to overthrow their mutual overlords.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Researchers at the University of British Columbia have now uncovered a key reason behind these coordinated overthrows and how they unfold so precisely.

From Science Daily Nov. 22, 2025

There were a couple of overthrows to Ja’Lynn Polk as well.

From Seattle Times Jan. 8, 2024

Dobbs threw for two touchdowns in his fifth start for the injured Kyler Murray, but had two interceptions on overthrows and lost a fumble that set up a Bengals’ fourth-quarter field goal.

From Washington Times Oct. 9, 2023

The study, published on Thursday in Science, overthrows decades of thinking about when humans arrived in North America.

From Scientific American Oct. 5, 2023

With ferß curag ben the knychtis met, 1068 The king his ſpere apone the knycht hath set, That al in peciß flaw in to the felde; The red knight, though shieldless, overthrows his foe.

From Lancelot of the Laik A Scottish Metrical Romance by Walter W. (Walter William) Skeat

Apple finally overthrew Nvidia to reclaim the title of the world’s largest company by market capitalization, underscoring the dramatic degree to which the iPhone maker’s stock is clobbering the broader technology universe.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

But history is complicated, and a significant chunk of that population is fiercely opposed to the regime of the Islamic republic, which overthrew the Shah in 1979.

From Barron's Jun. 14, 2026

Ma Naw Phaw had just started secondary school when Myanmar's military overthrew the democratically elected government in February 2021.

From BBC Jun. 12, 2026

“He had the ability if he was developed and stayed healthy. I think he probably overthrew and tore his rotator cuff and nobody knew it.”

From Los Angeles Times May 4, 2026

The Redeemers who overthrew Reconstruction were inclined to retain such segregation practices as had already emerged, but they displayed no apparent disposition to expand or universalize the system.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

In November 1688 the absolutist and pro-Catholic king of England was overthrown.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

It is the first conviction against Assad, who fled from Damascus to Moscow with his family after his regime was overthrown in December 2024, ending his family's five-decade grip on power.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

“I’m happy because the Ayatollah was overthrown, and for the freedom,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 6, 2026

An effective orator, Khamenei joined the critics of the Shah of Iran: the monarch who was eventually overthrown by the Islamic revolution.

From BBC Feb. 28, 2026

The ball skittered off his hand, underthrown, overthrown, nowhere near its intended target.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

I watched a movie called “The International,” which focused on an Interpol investigation of a bank that primarily served groups intent on overthrowing existing governments.

From MarketWatch May 8, 2026

“Just not overthrowing the ball, not throwing as hard as I can but hitting the spots and having a feel for my off-speed pitches,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 12, 2026

Many of the 100 or more other soldiers who participated were unaware they were overthrowing the government.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 12, 2026

Quarterback Nico Iamaleava needs to stop overthrowing receivers.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2025

“They are dedicated to overthrowing preserves in order to use them for their own misguided purposes,” Grandpa said.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull




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