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 Philadelphia Eagles quarterback, who won the Super Bowl LIX MVP in dethroning the Kansas City Chiefs, was absent from the team's celebration in Washington, D.C., last month, warranting much speculation.
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2025
Boston Scientific emerged as Massachusetts' most valuable public company, dethroning longtime leader Thermo Fisher.
—Mike Deehan, Axios, 19 May 2025
But, while celebrities aren’t exactly tossing the shoe aside, there’s a new sneaker on the block that just might have dethroned the OG: Adidas’ Handball Spezial Shoes.
—Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 15 May 2025
Someone still has to beat the Panthers in a best-of-seven series to dethrone them.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2025
Boston Scientific emerged as Massachusetts' most valuable public company, dethroning longtime leader Thermo Fisher.
—Mike Deehan, Axios, 19 May 2025
But, while celebrities aren’t exactly tossing the shoe aside, there’s a new sneaker on the block that just might have dethroned the OG: Adidas’ Handball Spezial Shoes.
—Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 15 May 2025
Someone still has to beat the Panthers in a best-of-seven series to dethrone them.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dethrone
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The district court granted most of CREW's request for information, including deposing Gleason.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
23 May 2025
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Also in 1973, the Chilean military, with the C.I.A.’s help, deposed Chile’s president, Salvador Allende, and inaugurated what became a 17-year dictatorship.—
Lily Meyer,
The Dial,
20 May 2025
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The region went dark late Saturday morning, after a high-voltage line in the region toppled over, RTE said on X.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
24 May 2025
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The safe barrier protecting dozens of butterflies at a Missouri zoo was breached as winds toppled trees and tornadoes ripped through the state.—
Kate Linderman,
Kansas City Star,
23 May 2025
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Nathan Sage, a Marine Corps veteran who leads the Knoxville Chamber of Commerce, and Iowa state Representative J.D. Scholten—who almost unseated former U.S. Representative Steve King, a Republican, in a deeply conservative district in 2018.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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With representatives from the disloyal states still unseated in Congress, New Jersey Democrat Andrew Jackson Rogers articulated their perspective.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 June 2025
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“Dethrone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dethrone. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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