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Recent Examples of capsize The 27-foot gold Chris-Craft vessel reportedly capsized because of a large swell. Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 25 June 2025 Six people were dead and two missing after a boat capsized in Lake Tahoe on Saturday afternoon. Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 22 June 2025 At least six people are dead and two remain missing after a boat capsized on Lake Tahoe on Saturday afternoon amid gusty winds and large swells, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2025 Francesco Di Filippo went missing on April 3 when a boat carrying him, his 75-year-old grandfather and one other capsized, according to Wisconsin Dells police, WMTV reported. Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for capsize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for capsize
Verb
  • The Department of Justice (DOJ) has called on the Supreme Court to reject an appeal by Ghislaine Maxwell to overturn her conviction.
    Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
  • Six appealed their disqualifications but none of the disqualifications were overturned, the NYPD said in court papers.
    Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 15 July 2025
Verb
  • Together, they’re poised to do something far more radical: collapse the traditional SaaS model and usher in a new era of decentralized, intelligent orchestration.
    Deepinder Singh Sethi, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • In handcuffs, Miyake collapsed momentarily outside.
    Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • Analysts thought the stresses placed on the hull and keel during such an accident could have potentially led to its scrapping.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 6 June 2025
  • Meditation is something that really keeps me even keeled.
    Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 July 2023
Verb
  • Screenshots from a July 7 TikTok video of a dog upset that his owner returned to pick him up from his grandparents' house.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
  • Chicago Sky teammates Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso each posted a double-double as Chicago upset Minnesota 87-81.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2025

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“Capsize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capsize. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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