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
Whether or not the Falcons have enough to finally dethrone the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as NFC South champions, though, remains to be seen.
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Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Remember, the Patriots are slated to face the league's easiest schedule, per my projections, which gives them the best shot to dethrone the Bills.
—Austin Mock, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Teams throughout San Diego will try to figure out how to dethrone the Knights.
—Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
In December 2023, the Eras tour became the highest-grossing tour of all time, amassing over $1 billion, dethroning Elton John's years-long Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, per Rolling Stone.
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Remember, the Patriots are slated to face the league's easiest schedule, per my projections, which gives them the best shot to dethrone the Bills.
—Austin Mock, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Teams throughout San Diego will try to figure out how to dethrone the Knights.
—Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
In December 2023, the Eras tour became the highest-grossing tour of all time, amassing over $1 billion, dethroning Elton John's years-long Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, per Rolling Stone.
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dethrone
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When Nkrumah was deposed, all these films were destroyed by his successors, who wanted to erase all evidence of his rule.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
7 Sep. 2025
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At the time, the president’s lawyers reportedly pushed for Murdoch to be deposed within 15 days due to his age.—
Martina Di Licosa,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Storms approaching the region start to reach cooler waters that aren't warm enough to fuel a hurricane and tradewinds in the region can topple a storm's cloud structure.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Minneapolis will approach 90 degrees Sunday while Memphis could topple its record daily high of 98 degrees on Monday.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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But unseating Healey in Democrat and progressive Massachusetts will be a herculean task.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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These results are almost identical to those of the 2021 New England election, as were the results of the race for New England local president, where Slavin once again lost his bid to unseat Andrea Lyman.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Dethrone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dethrone. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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