overthrowing in English

verb
1
remove forcibly from power.
military coups which had attempted to overthrow the king
2
throw (a ball) further or harder than intended.
he grips the ball too tight and overthrows it

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1. Overthrowing the new regime became a focus for the CIA.

2. The Ousters eon - long mutated humanoids bent on overthrowing the Hegemony.

3. February 16 , 1959 After overthrowing the brutal dictator Fulgencio Batista , Fidel Castro became premier of Cuba.

4. The realistic alternative is to disarm imperialism by overthrowing it in its main bastions.

5. NARRATOR: overthrowing the old order, the Russian Revolution aimed to deliver that better world.

6. During 6 hours of intense questioning, he refused to express regret for overthrowing Saddam Hussein.

7. To achieve this goal, it suggests the formation of SCUM, an organization dedicated to overthrowing society and eliminating the male sex.

8. * 21 So he said to him: “Very well, I will also show you consideration+ by not overthrowing the town you speak of.

9. He writes: “At seeing what religion and politics have produced, I became dedicated to overthrowing the established social order.

10. Political, racist, or terrorist Cults are fueled by belief in changing society by overthrowing the perceived enemy or getting rid of evil forces

11. Many Arab demonstrators have spoken hopefully of democracy, before and after overthrowing a dictator, but democracy is a system not effectively adopted without significant cultural congruity.

12. The measure ultimately passed the House in a broad 398-14 vote, Condemning Myanmar's military junta for overthrowing the country's civilian government in a Feb

13. Achaemenian or Hakhamanish was the first historical Persian Empire, founded by Cyrus II, the Great, after overthrowing the last Median king Astyages in about 559 BC

14. Overthrowing such regimes would require a war, rather than a simple CIA operation, the landing of Marines, or a crude invasion scheme like the Bay of Pigs Invasion.

15. Francisco Franco Bahamonde (/ ˈ f r æ ŋ k oʊ /, Spanish: [fɾanˈθisko ˈfɾaŋko ba.a.ˈmõn̪.de]; 4 December 1892 – 20 November 1975) was a Spanish general who led the Nationalist forces in overthrowing the Second Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War and thereafter ruled over Spain from 1939 to 1975 (36 years) as a dictator, assuming the title Caudillo.

16. Cronus is possibly the most famous of the Titans as he was the King and leader of his brothers fighting against Uranus and eventually the Olympian Gods.Born of Uranus and Gaia, he was the wiliest and youngest of their offspring and perhaps the most powerful.Cronus would gain by power by overthrowing his father and eventually lose it by being beaten by his son Zeus.