as in to overturn
to turn on one's side or upside down
a huge wave out of nowhere caused our little sailboat to capsize
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Recent Examples of capsize
Their vessel, Thelma, was capsized after being battered by the turbulent swells when the engine failed; 17 people were tossed overboard into the raging sea.
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Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
Miami-Dade firefighters rescued four people from the ocean Sunday afternoon after their boat capsized, the department said.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
Waves can wash people off beaches and rocks, and capsize small boats nearshore.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
And in Massachusetts, police are looking for a man in his 50s who disappeared after his boat capsized off the coast os Salisbury Beach on Saturday, according to the AP.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
Miami-Dade firefighters rescued four people from the ocean Sunday afternoon after their boat capsized, the department said.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
Waves can wash people off beaches and rocks, and capsize small boats nearshore.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
And in Massachusetts, police are looking for a man in his 50s who disappeared after his boat capsized off the coast os Salisbury Beach on Saturday, according to the AP.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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The outcome, with no legal means to be overturned, further cements Biya’s decades-long grip on power and underscores the resilience of Cameroon’s entrenched political system, largely based on patronage.—
Amindeh Blaise Atabong,
semafor.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Initially found guilty, both were ordered to pay €8,000 ($9,310) in damages to Brigitte Macron, and €5,000 ($5,810) to her brother, but the ruling was overturned in July, with that last decision now under appeal.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
27 Oct. 2025
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Beyond Meat shares have collapsed over the past five years, starting with a 48% plunge in 2021 and plunging further until Roundhill Investments added the stock to its Roundhill Meme Stock ETF (MEME) on Monday.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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This experimentation is happening precisely because the old models collapsed.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Labial scales: The vertical scales along the lips (jawline), often keeled and shaped distinctly, useful for differentiating rattlesnakes from similar species.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
31 July 2025
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Analysts thought the stresses placed on the hull and keel during such an accident could have potentially led to its scrapping.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
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If done right, these assurances would improve Taiwan’s prospects of preserving self-rule while restraining its leadership from making political statements that upset the status quo.—
STEPHEN WERTHEIM,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Oct. 2025
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Even though moral victories are for losers, the only loss Mike McDaniel’s team should lower its head in shame about was that 31-6 Cleveland loss two weeks ago, but the Dolphins responded by upsetting the Atlanta Falcons last week.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Capsize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capsize. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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