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overthrows

  • plural
    of overthrow.
    overthrow
    verb (used with object)
    to depose, as from a position of power; overcome, defeat, or vanquish.
  • present tense form
    of overthrow (3rd person singular).
    overthrow
    verb (used with object)
    to depose, as from a position of power; overcome, defeat, or vanquish.

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Researchers at the University of British Columbia have now uncovered a key reason behind these coordinated overthrows and how they unfold so precisely.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 22, 2025

Too often the ball raced through fielders' hands, there were overthrows and three missed catching opportunities.

From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2025

Love was flustered two months ago by the Vikings defense, but despite his penchant for overthrows he has come a long way.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 1, 2024

The study, published on Thursday in Science, overthrows decades of thinking about when humans arrived in North America.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 5, 2023

Let it be reckoned—and 'tis worth a king's ransom—the prize of him who overthrows the general.—Hark! hear ye how the infidels shout!—Are ye ready?

From Calavar or The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico by Robert Montgomery Bird