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overthrow::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | derangement, upset |
| Type of | disturbance |
she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living.
overthrow::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bring down, overturn, subvert |
| Type of | depose, force out |
| Has types | revolutionize |
The Czar was overthrown.
overthrow::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | termination, ending, conclusion |
| Has types | subversive activity, subversion |
Examples of overthrow
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I am guessing that you view the overthrow of autocrats as good in and of itself.
From the forbes.com
Then citizens overthrow the Soviet dictatorship and make Russia Christian again.
From the time.com
The movement seeks to overthrow the government to improve the lives of the poor.
From the bloomberg.com
His regime is starting to resemble the dictatorship he once helped to overthrow.
From the economist.com
Martin Luther King Jr., Nguyen denies he was trying to overthrow the government.
From the sacbee.com
He pledged never to tolerate anyone working for the overthrow of his government.
From the freep.com
Foreign companies are returning after the eventual overthrow of Moammar Gadhafi.
From the edition.cnn.com
The republican period of Ancient Rome began with the overthrow of the Monarchyc.
From the en.wikipedia.org
He advocated intervention in Bosnia and the overthrow of Saddam Hussein in Iraq.
From the dailyherald.com
- The termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force)
- Cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class"
- Overrule: rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill"
- Upset: the act of disturbing the mind or body; "his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset"; "she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living"
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- Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq is a book published in 2006 by award-winning New York Times foreign correspondent and author Stephen Kinzer about the United States's involvement in the overthrow of foreign governments from the late 19th century to the present. ...
- Overthrow was a DC Comics supervillain who fought the Blue Beetle.
- In the sport of cricket, an overthrow (sometimes called a buzzer) is an extra run scored by a batsman as a result of the ball not being collected by a fielder in the centre, having been thrown in from the outfield. ...
- In wrought ironwork, the overthrow, particularly popular in the Baroque era commencing in the 17th century, refers to the crowning section of ornamental wrought ironwork which forms a decorative crest above a wrought iron gate; the overthrow provides some stabilizing structure tying together ...
