Overthrew
Won
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Unfortunately, after the Mobians won, Robotnik promptly betrayed them too and overthrew the king with his badnik army.
- Battlestar Galactica: You won't believe who overthrew the Galactica's military.
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And of course, there's "Won't Get Fooled Again", an anti-protest song about how revolutionaries always end up imitating the people they overthrew.
Source: Music / The Who
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