tump (over)

chiefly Southern

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Verb
  • The wars in Gaza and Ukraine continued, and a Syrian dictator recently unexpectedly toppled.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
  • The house toppled into the Gulf of Pozzuoli centuries ago, falling victim to a geological phenomenon known as bradyseism, in which the land surrounding a volcano alternates between periods of sinking and rising.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Based on the book written by Margaret Atwood, the series is set in a dystopian New England setting in a state known as the Republic of Gilead, which has overthrown the United States government.
    Christopher Murray, Fox News, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Israel and Turkey Launch Military Ops In Syria Since rebel fighters overthrew Assad's government, Israel and Turkey have launched military operations in Syria.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • That led to the Saints to overset the edge or overrun the ball carrier, creating huge cutback lanes.
    Lance Reisland, cleveland, 23 Dec. 2022
  • McGovern will often overset shaded defensive linemen, which opens up the inside move for defenders.
    John Owning, Dallas News, 1 June 2020
Verb
  • The second generation inverted the colors, with each silo featuring a colored frame and a black flying D. Third generation rackets now get a third color.
    Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Over the ensuing 75 years, however, that electoral map has slowly, but inexorably, inverted, thanks to changes in the U.S. economy that have opened the door for cultural politics to drive Americans’ partisanship.
    Stephanie Ternullo / Made by History, TIME, 16 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • He was turned over to the Marshals Service at the border in San Diego and officers from Nevada’s Division of Parole and Probation transported him back to Las Vegas.
    KSNV Staff, Baltimore Sun, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Giuliani has turned over some portion of the assets but says that some delays are out of his control.
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • His sentence has never been overturned and was carried out as ordered by the court.
    CBS News, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Questions loom about TikTok as Trump's cabinet comes into shape In a ruling earlier this month, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit rejected TikTok’s bid to overturn the law.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2024
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