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
The total puts Ellison closer to dethroning Elon Musk as the world's wealthiest individual.
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Jordan Novet, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Walton also dethroned L'Oréal heiress Francoise Bettencourt Meyers of France for the title of richest person in the world last fall.
—Alicia Park, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
In 2018, Maymo the Lemon Beagle dethroned Maru and became the new record holder, thanks to his over 695 million views.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
That those women and men who died to end slavery, to win basic rights, to win the vote, to dethrone monarchs and destroy the ancien régime, to fight Czarism and fascism and Nazism and imperialism and apartheid, were in some way our moral betters.
—Jack Sheehan
september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
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Jordan Novet, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Walton also dethroned L'Oréal heiress Francoise Bettencourt Meyers of France for the title of richest person in the world last fall.
—Alicia Park, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
In 2018, Maymo the Lemon Beagle dethroned Maru and became the new record holder, thanks to his over 695 million views.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
That those women and men who died to end slavery, to win basic rights, to win the vote, to dethrone monarchs and destroy the ancien régime, to fight Czarism and fascism and Nazism and imperialism and apartheid, were in some way our moral betters.
—Jack Sheehan
september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dethrone
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But the arrest on Kelce’s property came two days after a judge overseeing the Lively-Baldoni case denied a request from Baldoni’s legal team for an extension to depose Swift, ABC News reported.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
23 Sep. 2025
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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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Although a majority of the Israeli public had been pushing for a hostage-and-ceasefire deal, Netanyahu’s extremist coalition partners have threatened to topple his government if the war ended and the Israeli military withdrew entirely from Gaza.—
Ruth Margalit,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
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These novels were published before the revolutions of 1989, which would topple communism in the country.—
Walt Hunter,
The Atlantic,
9 Oct. 2025
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In 2023, Petteri Orpo, of the National Coalition Party, unseated Marin as Prime Minister, forming a government that included the far-right Finns Party.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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Virginia’s elections are key bellwethers for the mood of the country ahead of the midterms when Democrats are hoping to unseat Republicans in key races across the country.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Dethrone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dethrone. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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