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
Less than two months after dethroning Cargill, Ripley is highly unlikely to lose that title so quickly.
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Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Cargill moved seamlessly around Ripley and did her best to try to dethrone Ripley and win the title back after losing it at WrestleMania 42.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
The result dethroned Europe’s uncontested supremacy over great wine.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 27 May 2026
Drake’s new music, arriving two years after the crux of his musical feud with Kendrick Lamar, is setting records right and left, even dethroning Michael Jackson.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 27 May 2026
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Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Cargill moved seamlessly around Ripley and did her best to try to dethrone Ripley and win the title back after losing it at WrestleMania 42.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
The result dethroned Europe’s uncontested supremacy over great wine.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 27 May 2026
Drake’s new music, arriving two years after the crux of his musical feud with Kendrick Lamar, is setting records right and left, even dethroning Michael Jackson.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dethrone
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Conspicuously absent in the edit is the follow-up question from the attorney deposing Cavanaugh, who asked whether DOGE actually managed to reduce the deficit.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
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But then those detectives were deposed and trapped themselves in lies.—
Paul Solotaroff,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2026
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People flocked to their TVs, bars and watch parties in droves to catch the Knicks topple Goliath.—
Mike Vorkunov,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Standing before it, Khalaf saw how the wall of the adjacent building had toppled onto the ground floor, flooding the shop with rubble and coating everything with a film of fine gray dust.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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In Texas, more than $5 million from Protect Progress helped Christian Menefee, 38, unseat 78-year-old Representative Al Green in a Houston-area runoff, the most expensive House primary in the state; the ads focused on generational change and never mentioned cryptocurrency.—
Tonya M. Evans,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Inside linebacker Jacob Rodriguez Miami’s 2026 second-round pick will likely begin training camp as Tyrel Dodson’s backup at inside linebacker and could very well unseat the veteran with a strong camp showing and a productive exhibition season.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
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“Dethrone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dethrone. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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