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
By the end of the following month, the Gemini app surpassed 5 billion images and dethroned OpenAI’s ChatGPT at the top of Apple’s App Store.
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Ari Levy, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2025
The tally meant that the King dethroned his sister, the driven Princess Anne, who was considered the hardest-working royal family member for the last several years, per informal counts of The Court Circular.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
See who dethroned the queen of Christmas!
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, the prince formerly known as Andrew was dethroned.
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2025
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Ari Levy, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2025
The tally meant that the King dethroned his sister, the driven Princess Anne, who was considered the hardest-working royal family member for the last several years, per informal counts of The Court Circular.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
See who dethroned the queen of Christmas!
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, the prince formerly known as Andrew was dethroned.
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dethrone
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Pahlavi, 65, has lived in the United States for most of his life since his father, Mohammad Reza Shah, was deposed during the 1979 Islamic Revolution.—
Karl Vick,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which determined each year's nominees until they were deposed as the deciding committee in 2022 in the wake of a scandal, revised its rules around animation in 2014.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Jan. 2026
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The waterside trees leaned far out over the currents, almost toppling into the river, as if being pushed by the exuberant growth at their backs.—
Stanley Stewart,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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While the 40-foot steeple of Crown Point’s oldest church lays toppled along Grant Street and East North Street, treasures found inside the 139-year-old church have found their way into new light.—
Anna Ortiz,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Jan. 2026
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The announcement is a stunning pivot given that Stefanik was considered the front-runner by most political observers in the GOP primary next year to unseat Democratic incumbent Kathy Hochul.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
19 Dec. 2025
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Sanctions, diplomatic isolation and internal unrest have failed to unseat him.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
18 Dec. 2025
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“Dethrone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dethrone. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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