- past participle of overthrow.
overthrown
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My family fled Iran during the revolution of 1979, when the Shah, who had protected religious minorities, was overthrown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Machado says she wants free and fair elections to end the rule of Rodríguez, who has been running the country since her former boss, Nicolás Maduro, was overthrown by U.S. forces on Jan. 3.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
Fifteen of the new lawmakers are women and 13 were imprisoned during the rule of Bashar al-Assad, who was overthrown in 2024.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
A 34-year-old resident of Sanandaj in western Iran said the intensity of the attacks had decreased and that in recent days he "realised the Islamic republic will not be overthrown in the way we imagined".
From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026
You are strong and can still in some matters govern yourself, Denethor; yet if you had received this thing, it would have overthrown you.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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