as in to depose
to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne)
a governor who was unseated by the first successful recall in the state's history
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Recent Examples of unseat
Johnson went on to become the city’s first candidate to unseat an incumbent mayor in 40 years.
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Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
Hodkinson was strong-armed into selling stock in 1914 and unseated by Zukor in what was, perhaps, Paramount’s first involvement in a hostile takeover.
—Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 16 Jan. 2026
In August, the president attempted to unseat Fed governor Lisa Cook over alleged mortgage fraud, the first time a president has fired a sitting governor in the central bank’s 112-year history.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2026
Abbott spent millions of dollars in 2024 to unseat members of his own party who had opposed vouchers and successfully pushed the program through the state House last year.
—Isaac Yu, Houston Chronicle, 16 Jan. 2026
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Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
Hodkinson was strong-armed into selling stock in 1914 and unseated by Zukor in what was, perhaps, Paramount’s first involvement in a hostile takeover.
—Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 16 Jan. 2026
In August, the president attempted to unseat Fed governor Lisa Cook over alleged mortgage fraud, the first time a president has fired a sitting governor in the central bank’s 112-year history.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2026
Abbott spent millions of dollars in 2024 to unseat members of his own party who had opposed vouchers and successfully pushed the program through the state House last year.
—Isaac Yu, Houston Chronicle, 16 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unseat
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Pahlavi, 65, has lived in the United States for most of his life since his father, Mohammad Reza Shah, was deposed during the 1979 Islamic Revolution.—
Karl Vick,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which determined each year's nominees until they were deposed as the deciding committee in 2022 in the wake of a scandal, revised its rules around animation in 2014.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Jan. 2026
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Fernando Mendoza bulldozed his way into the end zone and Indiana bullied its way into the history books Monday night, toppling Miami 27-21 to put the finishing touch on a rags-to-riches story, an undefeated season and the national title.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 Jan. 2026
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The Rams beat the Buccaneers, then toppled San Francisco in the conference title game at SoFi Stadium before winning it all against Cincinnati on that same field.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2026
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Colin Jost shared rare comments about his wife Scarlett Johansson on Saturday as she was dethroned from her highest-grossing actor title on SNL.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
19 Jan. 2026
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The Dodgers have won the last two World Series, yes, but this past October the Blue Jays came within literal inches of dethroning the defending champs.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
18 Jan. 2026
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“Unseat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unseat. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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