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
In June 2022, Lame dethroned Charli D’Amelio atop the TikTok rankings and has held the spot ever since.
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 9 June 2025
This is a game of choices — difficult ones, at that — in which tasks range from finding your wife and offering gifts to friends, to speaking with a skeleton who can see through time and dethroning God.
—Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
Meanwhile Young will try to dethrone Sudo and end her undefeated streak.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2025
It has been dethroned by Scottsdale, which between 2014 and 2024 has seen its millionaire population grow by 125 percent.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 9 June 2025
This is a game of choices — difficult ones, at that — in which tasks range from finding your wife and offering gifts to friends, to speaking with a skeleton who can see through time and dethroning God.
—Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
Meanwhile Young will try to dethrone Sudo and end her undefeated streak.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2025
It has been dethroned by Scottsdale, which between 2014 and 2024 has seen its millionaire population grow by 125 percent.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dethrone
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Onganía’s rule lasted only a few years before he was deposed and replaced by another general, and soon the political chaos was matched by economic disruption.—
Daniel Alarcón,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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Before Attacking Iran, The IAF Made Syrian Airspace More Accessible Than Ever Before After armed opposition groups in Syria finally deposed the Assad regime in a lightning November-December 2024 offensive, Israel swiftly took action.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2025
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In 2011, Barack Obama conducted an 8 month campaign in Libya to topple Gaddafi.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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Those are assertions that will be reexamined as the impact of Saturday’s U.S. bombings becomes clearer. ‘MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN’: Trump, who previously denied wanting to topple Iran’s regime, on Sunday seemed to encourage that idea.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
23 June 2025
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Lei, who shot to fame with bold plans to unseat Apple Inc. in China, is counting on EVs to take on Elon Musk’s Tesla and fuel the final chapter of his entrepreneurial career.—
Danny Bakst,
Fortune,
27 June 2025
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The president has already lashed out at Representative Thomas Massie after the Kentucky Republican criticized Trump's decision to bomb Iran, with Axios reporting that the president's political operation has launched an effort to unseat Massie.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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“Dethrone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dethrone. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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