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overthrow

[oh-ver-throh, oh-ver-throh] / ˌoʊ vərˈθroʊ, ˈoʊ vərˌθroʊ /


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Human rights group Amnesty International says prosecutors falsely alleged that the Gezi park protests were an attempt to overthrow the government.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

It opens at Harrenhal on the eve of an infamous tournament that set in motion events leading to the overthrow of King Aerys II Targaryen, the titular mad king.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

In his 2012 autobiography "An American Son," the man oft-memed as the "viceroy" of Cuba, recounts boasting to his exiled Cuban grandfather that he would one day overthrow Fidel Castro and free Cuba.

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

Slater thinks a new set of application-layer disrupters is on the way that will use AI to overthrow the existing tech leaders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026

Well, she looked like she was about to overthrow a dictatorship in her black T-shirt, combat pants, and boots.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

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

There were a couple of overthrows to Ja’Lynn Polk as well.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 8, 2024

Dobbs threw for two touchdowns in his fifth start for the injured Kyler Murray, but had two interceptions on overthrows and lost a fumble that set up a Bengals’ fourth-quarter field goal.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 9, 2023

But the smallest movement of the sun overthrows the entire fabric of Copernicus.

From The Sun changes its position in space therefore it cannot be regarded as being "in a condition of rest" by August Tischner

Apple finally overthrew Nvidia to reclaim the title of the world’s largest company by market capitalization, underscoring the dramatic degree to which the iPhone maker’s stock is clobbering the broader technology universe.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

“He had the ability if he was developed and stayed healthy. I think he probably overthrew and tore his rotator cuff and nobody knew it.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026

Founded after the 1979 revolution that overthrew the Shah, it was then forged in the deadly misery of the eight-year war with Iraq.

From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2026

The People’s Mojahedin Organization, a well-organized leftist-Islamist group, waged an armed struggle against the shah and participated in the 1979 revolution that overthrew him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026

The Redeemers who overthrew Reconstruction were inclined to retain such segregation practices as had already emerged, but they displayed no apparent disposition to expand or universalize the system.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

"If they let their people interact with the outside world, they are highly likely to be overthrown, and maybe killed or driven into exile," he added.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

In November 1688 the absolutist and pro-Catholic king of England was overthrown.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

The regime that had ruled Iran since the Shah was overthrown in 1979 was on the way out.

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026

“I’m happy because the Ayatollah was overthrown, and for the freedom,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026

If the right type of propaganda was directed at the German people, he believed the Nazi regime could be overthrown.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple

I watched a movie called “The International,” which focused on an Interpol investigation of a bank that primarily served groups intent on overthrowing existing governments.

From MarketWatch ● May 8, 2026

“Just not overthrowing the ball, not throwing as hard as I can but hitting the spots and having a feel for my off-speed pitches,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2026

He might open the door to their own people overthrowing them, though not push anybody through it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026

Quarterback Nico Iamaleava needs to stop overthrowing receivers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2025

I saw that revenge was still at the front of his mind, overthrowing all thoughts of love.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein




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