as in to fall
to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily
the tower of blocks toppled even though I bumped into it ever so slightly
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Recent Examples of topple
The quake hit midday Friday, toppling thousands of buildings, collapsing bridges and buckling roads.
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Arkansas Online, 3 Apr. 2025
Friction points: Scioto Grove toppled Walnut Woods' tall pines in one of the competition's closer matchups, while Pickerington Ponds narrowly edged out Homestead in Hilliard.
—Andrew King, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
What To Know Initial reports described buildings toppled and casualties unknown, with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) warning that between 10,000 and 100,000 people could have died.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2025
Control tower at Myanmar airport collapsed Satellite photos from Planet Labs PBC analyzed by the AP show the earthquake toppled the air traffic control tower at Naypyitaw International Airport as if sheered from its base.
—Time, 29 Mar. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 3 Apr. 2025
Friction points: Scioto Grove toppled Walnut Woods' tall pines in one of the competition's closer matchups, while Pickerington Ponds narrowly edged out Homestead in Hilliard.
—Andrew King, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
What To Know Initial reports described buildings toppled and casualties unknown, with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) warning that between 10,000 and 100,000 people could have died.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2025
Control tower at Myanmar airport collapsed Satellite photos from Planet Labs PBC analyzed by the AP show the earthquake toppled the air traffic control tower at Naypyitaw International Airport as if sheered from its base.
—Time, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for topple
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However, that fight fell apart in early March, when a hand injury forced Whyte from the card.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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But why has the world of horology fallen for colorful hard-stone dials?—
Milena Lazazzera,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2025
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Discovery: On a hike with her family, a 3-year-old stumbled across a 3,800-year-old Egyptian amulet.—
Justin Porter,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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Listen to this article The morning after his fifth suicide attempt, Rick Fisher stumbled to a church and pounded on the doors.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2025
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Jennifer Coolidge, who originated the role of heiress Tanya McQuoid in Season 1, returned for Season 2, only to die by tripping and hitting her head on a boat and drowning.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Standout episodes see the besties trip out with Anderson .Paak at Afropunk and shine a light on trans joy with Peppermint.—
EW Staff Published,
EW.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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But are we really supposed to believe that wife-of-the-year Karen Wilson would let such an important date slip her mind?—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
3 Apr. 2025
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Apparently, his son Jabari fell from an A+ to an A in spelling, so Darnell is living up to his promise of beating Gregory’s ass if Jabari’s grades ever slipped.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
3 Apr. 2025
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Even gold, which has long been considered a safe haven, tumbled after the announcement.—
Becca Bratcher,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Global stock markets tumbled, with America’s S&P 500 down nearly 5% Thursday, and down 12% from its Feb. 19 peak of 6,144.—
Laurent Belsie,
Christian Science Monitor,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Topple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/topple. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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