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defrocked

verb

past tense of defrock

as in deposed

to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne) the movie's director was defrocked for going way over budget

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Recent Examples of defrocked The charges arose after the church in January defrocked Bishop Gevorg Saroyan, who had previously called for Karekin's ouster. — Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2026 The priest who married them was really defrocked. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026 Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA defrocked Chief Executive Officer Luigi Lovaglio in an effort to end a bruising period of leadership turmoil. — Sonia Sirletti, Bloomberg, 25 Mar. 2026 Kiesle was finally defrocked in 1987. — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2026

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The erstwhile king of clay, nine-time champion Rafael Nadal, had been deposed in the quarterfinal, and the man who had dished out that comprehensive defeat, Novak Djokovic, would assume the throne.

— Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026
After Maduro was deposed, Venezuela's highest court said Rodríguez could serve as acting president for up to 90 days -- an interim appointment that could be extended by the National Assembly for an additional 90 days.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026

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By the way, the Dolphins defense only has six sacks, which is last in the league, and Maye has only been sacked 13 times, which is 12th fewest in the NFL.

— Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
Offensive line The group was exceptional in the run game and overall did a good job protecting Willis, who was sacked twice by a Jets defense that entered the game fifth in the league in sacks with 17.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026

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The North has denied responsibility for the incident and dismissed Seoul's demand to apologize and remove its remaining mines.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Three weeks before the election, the chairman of Israel’s Central Elections Committee dismissed the case, but the AID Coalition agreed not to buy more blocks on additional flights.

— Daniel Brook, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026

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