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overturn
verb as in flip over
Example Sentences
In the state of Missouri, Amendment 3 passed, which will enshrine the right to an abortion in the state constitution and overturn the state’s current ban.
In 2020, Gaetz refused to accept President Joe Biden’s victory and cast his vote in the House to overturn the results of the election.
Using legislation to achieve these ends will make such plans much harder to overturn in the courts - something Donald Trump was plagued by in his first term when he extensively used executive orders that were regularly and often successfully challenged.
In 2020, the then-president ripped into the South Dakota senator for declining to aid him in his attempt to overturn the election results.
In drafting this amendment, Congress expressly intended to overturn Dred Scott, the odious 1857 decision that denied citizenship to Black Americans.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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