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Recent Examples of uncrown On June 3, 1988, the Pistons uncrowned the Boston Celtics, 95-90, in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals to win the series, 4-2. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 3 June 2020 Many considered him Italy’s uncrowned sovereign, the steward of the country’s economic renaissance from the postwar period through the turbulent 1970s. Brenda Cronin, WSJ, 16 Dec. 2017
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Verb
  • But the arrest on Kelce’s property came two days after a judge overseeing the Lively-Baldoni case denied a request from Baldoni’s legal team for an extension to depose Swift, ABC News reported.
    Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Taylor Swift will likely not be deposed in Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni's legal battle.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • He’s been sacked 80 times in 32 starts since leaving Baltimore and will now be tasked with standing behind an offensive line ranked 30th in the league in pressure rate allowed.
    Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • While opponents sacked him twice, Gabriel has yet to get picked off.
    Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Seven of those charged previously pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor and prosecutors moved to dismiss their felony counts.
    Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Olguin dismissed the case in 2022 after finding Elden’s claims were time-barred without addressing the substance of his allegations.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The comedically top-heavy sausages, which can easily topple forwards into the dirt, temporarily take center stage as the baseball players gaze on in amusement from their dugouts, sometimes wagering on the outcome.
    Don Riddell, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Republicans toppled the Democrats’ huge House majority and seized the speaker’s gavel from Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) by gaining 63 seats, mostly by running on a pro-repeal message.
    W. James Antle III, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
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  • Under Armour and Curry still have work to do to unthrone Nike and the King, but the Curry 4 is a promising indication of where UA could be in a couple years time.
    Jake Woolf, GQ, 14 Dec. 2017

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“Uncrown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncrown. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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