Thesaurus / topple
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In 1977, Hassan Gouled Aptidon was close to being toppled as president of Djibouti for considering a khat ban.
HOW THE PANDEMIC IS SAVING LIVES IN THE HORN OF AFRICAEROMO EGBEJULESEPTEMBER 3, 2020OZYEngineers warned that could result in segments of the fence toppling into the river if not fixed.
FEDERAL PROSECUTORS HAVE STEVE BANNON’S MURKY NONPROFIT IN THEIR SIGHTSBY YEGANEH TORBATIAUGUST 24, 2020PROPUBLICAEngineers warned that could result in the fence toppling into the river if not fixed.
PRIVATE BORDER WALL FUNDRAISERS HAVE BEEN ARRESTED ON FRAUD CHARGESBY PERLA TREVIZO, JEREMY SCHWARTZ AND LEXI CHURCHILLAUGUST 20, 2020PROPUBLICABy comparison, the S&P 500 is teetering at such rarefied heights that a sudden blast of bad news could send it toppling.
DESPITE WARREN BUFFETT’S SELLOFF, BANK STOCKS LOOK LIKE GREAT BUYS IN THIS MARKETSHAWN TULLYAUGUST 18, 2020FORTUNEAs they topple over they bury carbon, therefore increasing the seabed’s potential as a carbon sink.
TINY CREATURES COLLECTED 100 YEARS AGO CONFIRM ACCELERATING CARBON UPTAKE IN ANTARCTIC OCEANJOHN BARRATMARCH 3, 2011THE SMITHSONIAN INSIDERAs they turned into red-hot ashes and began to topple over one by one into the glowing pile, Jess laughed delightedly.
THE BOX-CAR CHILDRENGERTRUDE CHANDLER WARNERIt is enough to make the tallest chimney of the neighbourhood topple over with envy.
FRIEND MAC DONALDMAX O'RELLThere would be a report, two reports, and he would topple over backwards to lie crumpled up and motionless.
THE OUTDOOR GIRLS IN THE SADDLELAURA LEE HOPEThe loungers fully expected to see Tad topple over backwards with a bullet in his body.
THE PONY RIDER BOYS ON THE BLUE RIDGEFRANK GEE PATCHINThese congeal again, or are compressed into soft, filthy monumental masses, waiting their turn to topple into the waves at last.
OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS TO ALASKACHARLES WARREN STODDARDWORDS RELATED TO TOPPLE
- abate
- backslide
- be precipitated
- break down
- buckle
- cascade
- cave in
- collapse
- crash
- decline
- decrease
- depreciate
- diminish
- dip
- dive
- drag
- droop
- drop down
- dwindle
- ease
- ebb
- flag
- flop
- fold up
- go down
- gravitate
- hit the dirt
- keel over
- land
- lapse
- lessen
- nose-dive
- pitch
- plummet
- plunge
- recede
- regress
- relapse
- settle
- sink
- slip
- slope
- slump
- spin
- stumble
- subside
- take a header
- tip over
- topple
- totter
- trail
- trip
- tumble
- wane
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