- present participle of overturn.
overturning
Example Sentences
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One of the great engines of that wider overturning lies far from the North Atlantic, in the Southern Ocean.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
The Interior Department finalized the changes to its regulations last week, overturning five decades of precedent in how the law is interpreted.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
This deal would do the opposite by weakening safeguards and overturning a valuable precedent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
Ultimately, Reagan signed a reauthorized VRA, overturning Bolden by embracing the effects test for Section 2 and extending the legislation’s preclearance requirements in Sections 4 and 5 to 2007.
From Slate ● May 7, 2026
“A churning wall of mud, trees, and debris swallowed Camp Baker, overturning bulldozers and trucks like toys,” said duBeth.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
