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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

Pakistan became a rabble, beset by misfields and overthrows, while six home bowlers conceded more than 100 runs.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2024

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

To decide it affirmatively, establishes Phrenology; negatively, overthrows it.

From The Illustrated Self-Instructor in Phrenology and Physiology by L. N. Fowler