dethroned; dethroning; dethrones
: to remove from a throne or place of power or prominence
dethrone a king
trying to dethrone the champion
dethroner
noun
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the nation's last monarch was dethroned in a popular uprising many years ago
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The result dethroned Europe’s uncontested supremacy over great wine.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 27 May 2026
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 27 May 2026
Drake’s new music, arriving two years after the crux of his musical feud with Kendrick Lamar, is setting records right and left, even dethroning Michael Jackson.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 27 May 2026
In the end, both reigning champions were dethroned.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2026
San Clemente dethroned last year’s national champions, the Encinitas Board Riders.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 19 May 2026
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“Dethrone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dethrone. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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