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- verb Present participle of
topple . - noun The act by which something is toppled.
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Examples
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And if Miller, with her help, actually succeeded in toppling the incumbent, the way would be paved for Mayor Scott McAdams of Sitka, the moderate Democratic candidate who would appeal to the Independents necessary to win any Alaska seat.
Jeanne Devon ("AKMuckraker"): Internal Emails Suggest Palin to Run for President "AKMuckraker" 2010
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Bushie was successful in toppling Aristide in Haiti, although he had the help of the French.
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The US and its allies succeeded in toppling Taliban regime in November 2001 and replacing it with a puppet regime, but the Taliban were neither militarily defeated nor eliminated from the system.
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The US and its allies succeeded in toppling Taliban regime in November 2001 and replacing it with a puppet regime, but the Taliban were neither militarily defeated nor eliminated from the system.
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Everything will be skewed now to keeping the Democrats from a landslide in toppling every Republican up for reelection.
Think Progress » Bush Said He Would Withdraw U.S. Forces If The Iraqis Asked 2005
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MIT professor Thomas Eager admitted as much when declaring, “The impact of the airplanes would have been insignificant†in toppling the towers.
Think Progress » Kristol: “One or More Indictments in the Next Three Weeks†2005
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The success of U.S. forces in toppling Saddam Hussein's regime, and continued U.S. aid and support for the newly installed interim government have created the possibility of a more-stable Iraq in the long term.
September 2004 2004
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Zappa was a crazed atheist musician who delighted in toppling existing power structures and pointing out phonies - he was the first to notice that the hippie movement of the 1960s was just as conformist as all of the other movements that had come before it.
Linky Linky! 2004
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Wyoming (22-9) could not duplicate the drama it pulled in toppling Gonzaga in the opening round.
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I must say I winced when, floating down the Yukon out of Whitehorse, I saw that great mountain of garbage toppling from the high bank into the Yukon River and polluting it for a hundred miles; but rivers can clear themselves up very quickly if we take steps to let them do that.
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