tump (over)

chiefly Southern

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tump (over)
Verb
  • The number of sites, and whether they are secured, has been a mystery since rebels toppled Mr. al-Assad last year.
    Megha Rajagopalan, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Rafah residents said most of the local population had followed Israel's order to leave, as Israeli strikes toppled buildings there.
    Nidal al-Mughrabi and Mahmoud Issa, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Five others died and 37 people in total were sentenced to death for their roles in the attempt to overthrow the government.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Iranian officials have long warned that a similar deal would be intended to weaken Iran and eventually overthrow its regime.
    Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • That led to the Saints to overset the edge or overrun the ball carrier, creating huge cutback lanes.
    Lance Reisland, cleveland, 23 Dec. 2022
  • McGovern will often overset shaded defensive linemen, which opens up the inside move for defenders.
    John Owning, Dallas News, 1 June 2020
Verb
  • The curve is not currently inverted, so this model forecasts no recession.
    Bill Stone, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Icarus This arc inverts the Man in a Hole storyline.
    Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • After the story’s publication, the state treasurer’s office audited its deposits and determined that no tow truck company or the DMV had ever turned over money from sales in the history of the law.
    Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 8 Apr. 2025
  • The current season is headlined by virtual pop star Hatsune Miku and ends on April 8, turning over to the Carpenter mini era.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The decision overturned a lower court ruling that had required their reinstatement, supporting Trump's efforts to downsize the federal workforce.
    Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
  • He was released after a court overturned his 40-year sentence for the kidnapping and killing of Camarena.
    Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Tump (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tump%20%28over%29. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.

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