as in capsized
to turn on one's side or upside down
afraid that my kayak would overturn
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According to the New York City Fire Department (FDNY), athletes, staff and other students with Fordham University's men's club rowing team were out on the water just off of City Island in the Bronx on Saturday afternoon, April 5, when their boat capsized.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
6 Apr. 2025 -
Back in November, the tourist boat Sea Story capsized off Egypt's Red Sea coast, leaving four dead and seven others missing.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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Other homes seemed to be abandoned—partially collapsed and overgrown with weeds.—
Chad Murphy,
The Enquirer,
23 Dec. 2024
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Ottoman-era homes in the city's old quarter collapsed.—
Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
23 Dec. 2024
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Homes and green spaces have been swallowed up by the HS2 building work, and trees — some of them hundreds of years old — have been felled.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
8 July 2025
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Winds felled two large pine trees in her neighbors’ yards.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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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
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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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Advertisement As Assad was toppled early this month, Israel quickly moved into the Syrian side of a 50-year-old demilitarized buffer zone.—
Josef Federman,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Dec. 2024
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News of the burning Christmas tree generated headlines around the world as the Islamist faction that toppled ex-President Bashar al-Assad aims to restore peace in the nation.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
24 Dec. 2024
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“Overturned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overturned. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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