dethroned; dethroning; dethrones
: to remove from a throne or place of power or prominence
dethrone a king
trying to dethrone the champion
dethroner
noun
Examples of dethrone in a Sentence
the nation's last monarch was dethroned in a popular uprising many years ago
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Someone still has to beat the Panthers in a best-of-seven series to dethrone them.
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Josh Yohe, New York Times, 1 May 2025
In a stunning return to the sport, American figure skater Alysa Liu dethroned three-time defending champion Kaori Sakamoto of Japan at the World Figure Skating Championships Friday night at Boston's TD Garden.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Beef liver may not be a gladiator-crushing lion ready to dethrone kale in some fictive nutritional coliseum.
—Valerie Trapp, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
But apart from prompting criticism from leading broadcasters such as HBO, SPI International and A+E Networks, which issued a joint statement denouncing homophobia, the law did nothing to dethrone Hungary as one of the world’s top production hubs.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 16 Apr. 2025
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Josh Yohe, New York Times, 1 May 2025
In a stunning return to the sport, American figure skater Alysa Liu dethroned three-time defending champion Kaori Sakamoto of Japan at the World Figure Skating Championships Friday night at Boston's TD Garden.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Beef liver may not be a gladiator-crushing lion ready to dethrone kale in some fictive nutritional coliseum.
—Valerie Trapp, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
But apart from prompting criticism from leading broadcasters such as HBO, SPI International and A+E Networks, which issued a joint statement denouncing homophobia, the law did nothing to dethrone Hungary as one of the world’s top production hubs.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Dethrone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dethrone. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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