Verb (used with object) : to topple the king. From Dictionary.com.
Bushie was successful in toppling Aristide in Haiti, although he had the help of the French. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Rove: Obama ‘let a cowboy president…violate a fundamental principle of the Constitution.’] Reference
Wyoming (22-9) could not duplicate the drama it pulled in toppling Gonzaga in the opening round. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Wildcats pounce on Wyoming] Reference
But the idea of toppling Arafat is no longer farfetched. From Wordnik.com. [The Pressure To Hit Back] Reference
Army tank, recalling the toppling of similar statues of Stalin and Lenin?. From Wordnik.com. [A Mission Unaccomplished] Reference
With a burst, one word toppling over the other, out came the whole truth. From Wordnik.com. [Sue, A Little Heroine] Reference
ZAHN: Jerrold, there are reports that at least seven members of Mr. Sharon's cabinet are pushing for the idea of toppling Yasser Arafat. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 3, 2001] Reference
I don't think he needs to worry about "toppling" Titanic. From Wordnik.com. [‘Avatar’ Director James Cameron Doesn’t Want ‘Titanic’ To ‘Topple Off Its Perch’ » MTV Movies Blog] Reference
He was accused of "toppling" his own government, and Lesotho's. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Wider objectives -- such as toppling the Hamas regime or conquering Gaza -- were not presented, noted Brom. From Wordnik.com. [Google News Canada - Top Stories] Reference
Was toppling him real progress, or mere symbolism?. From Wordnik.com. [Handing Off A Hot Case] Reference
Suppose U.S. forces are successful in toppling Saddam. From Wordnik.com. [What We Face: The Bottom Line] Reference
Tara crashed over one, toppling with the flowers onto the ice. From Wordnik.com. [If It's Saturday, Then This Must Be Tampa] Reference
Twenty years after the toppling of the wall, not much has changed. From Wordnik.com. [Misplaced Fears] Reference
Historically, they've played a role in toppling weakened governments. From Wordnik.com. [Apocalypse When] Reference
Liberating women in Afghanistan is a lot harder than toppling the Taliban. From Wordnik.com. [Capitol Letter: Lessons in Humility] Reference
It was indeed a coup-the toppling of President Muhammed Daoud by leftists. From Wordnik.com. [An Afghan Childhood] Reference
The West was capable of one thing: not allowing this toppling of the government. From Wordnik.com. [Lech Kaczynski: How The West Got Georgia Wrong] Reference
Koichi Kato has gambled his political career on toppling Japan's prime minister. From Wordnik.com. ['I Want To Make Changes'] Reference
We talked about the elation of watching those enormous Saddam statues toppling all over Iraq. From Wordnik.com. [Shadowland: Phantom Tyrant] Reference
It's largely an esoteric snoozefest about intelligence theory -- no tips on toppling a despot. From Wordnik.com. [Espionage 101] Reference
Of the top 20 security concerns confronting America, toppling Saddam wouldn't have made her list. From Wordnik.com. [Capitol Letter: Disaster In The Making] Reference
And what little strength these two toppling titans have left is not complementary, it's conflicting. From Wordnik.com. [GM-Chrysler: A Lemon Of A Deal] Reference
About once a week violent sandstorms seem to blow through the billets, toppling tents and scratching eyeballs. From Wordnik.com. [Waiting For War] Reference
Now the regime lives in fear of a "soft toppling," like those that recently upended leaders in Ukraine and Georgia. From Wordnik.com. [Periscope] Reference
The more intelligent question is, given what we knew at the time, was toppling Saddam's regime a worthwhile objective?. From Wordnik.com. [WHY KERRY IS RIGHT ON IRAQ] Reference
Since a single "no" sends the treaty back to the drawing board, Blair may well be toppling a pillar of Europe's future. From Wordnik.com. [MUDDLING THROUGH, TAKE 2] Reference
It is justifiably proud of its role in toppling military rule in the late 1980s with massive pro-democracy demonstrations. From Wordnik.com. [The Two Koreas] Reference
Ban must convince them that international relief — should they countenance it — won't be aimed at toppling their regime. From Wordnik.com. [The Cost of Consensus] Reference
Juggling all of these interests could prove as difficult as toppling a party whose grip on power predated the Great Depression. From Wordnik.com. [Taking The Reins] Reference
Last year's invasion of Iraq and toppling of Saddam Hussein were supposed to bring prosperity and stability to the Middle East. From Wordnik.com. [The Wars Through Arab Eyes] Reference
With the toppling of three pro-Moscow regimes in the last 17 months, the Kremlin confronts a radically different former Soviet Union. From Wordnik.com. [How to Handle Russia?] Reference
"You can't believe how motivated the base is right now," says one top GOP moneyman, citing tax cuts and the toppling of Saddam Hussein. From Wordnik.com. [We're In The Money] Reference
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