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
Cleaver at risk As Republicans fight over who will succeed Graves, several candidates are also hoping to unseat Cleaver, who’s represented Kansas City in Congress since 2005.
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
Bailey, a downstate farmer who is making his second bid to unseat Pritzker, has already pledged to lower property taxes, a campaign plank in his Republican challenge to the incumbent.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Facebook and Instagram each have 3 billion monthly users, an unthinkable global reach that’s hard to unseat.
—Catherine Thorbecke, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2026
Some say Claude Code, bolstered by Anthropic’s $380 billion largesse, could soon unseat Cursor altogether.
—Matthew Heimer, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
Bailey, a downstate farmer who is making his second bid to unseat Pritzker, has already pledged to lower property taxes, a campaign plank in his Republican challenge to the incumbent.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Facebook and Instagram each have 3 billion monthly users, an unthinkable global reach that’s hard to unseat.
—Catherine Thorbecke, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2026
Some say Claude Code, bolstered by Anthropic’s $380 billion largesse, could soon unseat Cursor altogether.
—Matthew Heimer, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unseat
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King is especially distraught in the season finale after learning that she'll be deposed again in a lawsuit against the ER — a suit and deposition that has burdened the doctor all season.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2026
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Supporters of Reza Pahlavi, son of the shah deposed in the 1979 Islamic Revolution, deny the campaign’s responsibility for such threats and accuse government agents of posing as activists online.—
Adam Geller,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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Lightning — bright red and designed by Chinese smartphone brand Honor — slammed into a barricade and toppled down the stretch, but the robot helped itself back up with human assistance and propelled its three-foot-long legs to victory.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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Trump’s first target was Venezuelan autocrat Maduro, a close ally of Cuba, and many Cuban Americans saw that intervention as a step toward realizing Rubio’s desire to topple the island’s communist government.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
20 Apr. 2026
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Nvidia recently dethroned Apple as TSMC’s biggest customer.—
Katie Tarasov,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2026
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Tesla was dethroned early this year by Chinese automaker BYD as the largest EV seller in the world, but for many Californians, Musk’s signature vehicles are still an obvious choice.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Unseat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unseat. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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