as in to overturn
to turn on one's side or upside down
a huge wave out of nowhere caused our little sailboat to capsize
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Recent Examples of capsize
More than a dozen people are missing after a tourist yacht capsized in the Red Sea, authorities said.
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Abigail Adams, People.com, 25 Nov. 2024
Soon the truck capsized and the workers were swept away.
—Usa Today Graphics Team, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
An adjacent boat had already capsized, and others were in peril.
—Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 26 Dec. 2024
Cairo, Egypt Reuters — Four bodies were recovered on Tuesday from a tourist boat which capsized off Egypt’s Red Sea coast, and rescue teams were still searching for nine missing people, the Red Sea Governorate said in a statement.
—Reuters, CNN, 26 Nov. 2024
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Abigail Adams, People.com, 25 Nov. 2024
Soon the truck capsized and the workers were swept away.
—Usa Today Graphics Team, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
An adjacent boat had already capsized, and others were in peril.
—Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 26 Dec. 2024
Cairo, Egypt Reuters — Four bodies were recovered on Tuesday from a tourist boat which capsized off Egypt’s Red Sea coast, and rescue teams were still searching for nine missing people, the Red Sea Governorate said in a statement.
—Reuters, CNN, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capsize
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The pre-pandemic plan for a third runway was blocked by a court on environmental grounds in 2020, before the Supreme Court overturned that decision.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN,
29 Jan. 2025
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But Levenson isn’t convinced that this new evidence would be enough to overturn the Menendezes’s 1996 convictions.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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According to a 2021 Government Accountability Office report, collapsing the D.C. office drove out the agency’s most experienced employees and more than doubled the number of vacancies.—
Frederick Reimers,
Outside Online,
27 Jan. 2025
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Because several portions of the building had collapsed, firefighters were attempting to subdue the blaze from outside, Baltimore County Fire Department Cpt.—
Todd Karpovich,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Jan. 2025
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Meditation is something that really keeps me even keeled.—
Chris Gardner,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 July 2023
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Throughout the ups and downs for the Chicago Bulls this season, coach Billy Donovan has tried to keep his demeanor even keel for the most part.—
Jamal Collier,
chicagotribune.com,
20 Mar. 2021
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But Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, along with its response to Hamas’s October 7 attacks in Israel, upset this balance, as Moscow’s growing dependence on Iranian military technology drove it closer to Tehran.—
Nicole Grajewski,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Jan. 2025
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Daniels has led the Commanders to six consecutive victories — winning the first five on the final play of scrimmage before upsetting the Lions by double digits.—
Dan Gelston,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2025
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“Capsize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capsize. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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