capsizing

verb

present participle of capsize
as in overturning
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 capsizing The rip currents and massive surf are capable of capsizing small boats, knocking people off jetties and pulling swimmers out to sea. — Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026 Prosecutors said Hernandez piloted the boat into a swell and had accelerated the throttle to try to pass through it until the swell swamped the bow of the boat, capsizing it immediately, a complaint alleged. — Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026 According to court documents, Manuel Hernandez, the tour boat captain, made a U-turn and a swell swamped the bow, capsizing the boat with 14 people on board. — Adi Guajardo, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 Witnesses reported heavy seas, and the boat either was struck by a wave or took on water before capsizing. — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 16 July 2026 As water poured in, the vessel drifted before capsizing near the island’s coast. — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026 The Frontex patrol boat sank off the tiny Greek island of Kastellorizo after capsizing, the coast guard said. — ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for capsizing
  1. overturning
  2. collapsing
  3. upsetting
  4. falling
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  • As well as overturning the 2024 standards, the EPA is proposing to roll back its authority to regulate climate pollution from power plants.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Kavanaugh wrote an opinion in 2012 overturning the terrorism conviction of a driver and bodyguard for Osama bin Laden.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of overturning
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  • The cost of creating plausible false identities is collapsing.
    — Joao Gomes, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The public must contend head-on with a collapsing currency and runaway inflation, and to ordinary Iranians, describing the present situation as sustainable would sound almost obscene.
    — Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of collapsing
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  • Not upsetting Beijing Washington is unlikely to raise tensions and upset Beijing ahead of next week's summit, while China is expected to shrug off efforts aimed at curbing oil purchases, according to analysts.
    — Anniek Bao,Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The Wolverines can change the narrative by upsetting Oklahoma and avenging a 24-13 loss from last season.
    — Steve Megargee, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of upsetting
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  • People have moved so aggressively along the learning curve that those challenges are falling by the wayside.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Paired with an all-leather ensemble, pants and pointed-toe pumps included, the hair screamed ’80s rom-com star, the curls falling toward her face in a single swift motion.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of falling

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“Capsizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capsizing. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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