as in to depose
to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne)
the nation's last monarch was dethroned in a popular uprising many years ago
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Recent Examples of dethrone
Whether or not the Falcons have enough to finally dethrone the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as NFC South champions, though, remains to be seen.
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Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Remember, the Patriots are slated to face the league's easiest schedule, per my projections, which gives them the best shot to dethrone the Bills.
—Austin Mock, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Teams throughout San Diego will try to figure out how to dethrone the Knights.
—Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
In December 2023, the Eras tour became the highest-grossing tour of all time, amassing over $1 billion, dethroning Elton John's years-long Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, per Rolling Stone.
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Remember, the Patriots are slated to face the league's easiest schedule, per my projections, which gives them the best shot to dethrone the Bills.
—Austin Mock, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Teams throughout San Diego will try to figure out how to dethrone the Knights.
—Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
In December 2023, the Eras tour became the highest-grossing tour of all time, amassing over $1 billion, dethroning Elton John's years-long Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, per Rolling Stone.
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dethrone
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Taylor Swift will likely not be deposed in Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni's legal battle.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Sep. 2025
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Wayfarer cofounder Steve Sarowitz, CEO Jamey Heath and Baldoni will be deposed later this month.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Sep. 2025
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Storms approaching the region start to reach cooler waters that aren't warm enough to fuel a hurricane and tradewinds in the region can topple a storm's cloud structure.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Minneapolis will approach 90 degrees Sunday while Memphis could topple its record daily high of 98 degrees on Monday.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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As for Healey’s approval rating, the MassINC poll confirms what most already know as the days count down to the 2026 election — any Republican hoping to unseat Healey will have a tough time, especially as national conservatives continue to keep Massachusetts in their crosshairs.—
Chris Van Buskirk,
Boston Herald,
14 Sep. 2025
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Bobby Ballinger, a 31-year-old small business owner from Saint Paul, will look to unseat Bryan King, a Republican from Green Forest, who bested his father in the 2022 Republican Primary.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Dethrone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dethrone. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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