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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Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Kylie's debut dethroned Joe Rogan, bumping The Joe Rogan Experience down to the second spot.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
What this also means is that Prospect Heights has now dethroned Park Slope from its five-year run as the king of bidding wars.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 30 Oct. 2025
Meet the five biggest threats to dethrone the Thunder.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dethrone
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“Dethrone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dethrone. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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