tump (over)

chiefly Southern

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Verb
  • Fort Worth Eastern Hills topples Southwest Something had to give on Tuesday night, Jan. 14, at Billingsley Field House.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Within Anchorage itself, winds hit 75 mph, toppling trees, scattering debris and partially collapsing a pedestrian bridge over the Seward Highway, the city's main southern thoroughfare.
    John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Federal prosecutors recently moved to dismiss two actions accusing Trump of plotting to overthrow President Biden’s win in 2020 and hoarding classified documents at his country clubs after leaving office.
    Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The Hutts had huge influence at this time — one named Kossak the Hutt actually overthrew Xim’s empire.
    Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 9 Jan. 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 ensuing quick turnover exposed an ocean of space around Moises Caicedo for Ismaila Sarr to exploit, with Enzo Fernandez far ahead of the ball and both Chelsea full-backs spread wide rather than inverting into midfield.
    Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Ara Vartanian’s very sizeable Zambian emerald, weighing in at 36.75 carats, takes center stage perched on a seemingly simple chain necklace that, upon closer inspection, combines 18-karat white gold and yellow gold, and a combination of white, brown, and inverted black diamonds.
    Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 9 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • High performers are more likely to think about leaving or actually turn over, leaving open positions.
    Bruce Tulgan, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Negotiations and treaty stipulations negotiated under then-President Jimmy Carter slowly ceded control to the Panamanian government until 1999, when full control was turned over.
    Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Evidence stored in the kits, sometimes for decades, allowed cold cases to be solved and wrongful convictions to be overturned.
    Sheila McClear, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Fani Willis, a state prosecutor in Fulton County, Georgia, similarly charged Mr. Trump in a case related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results there.
    Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Tump (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tump%20%28over%29. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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