as in deposed
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 dethroned
The Bills won five straight AFC East titles before getting dethroned by the New England Patriots this season.
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Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
Despite being dethroned by BYD, Tesla appears to be retaining its optimism.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 2 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
Then after coming out of retirement in early 2024, Liu dethroned three-time defending champion Kaori Sakamoto of Japan at the World Figure Skating Championships this past March.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Dec. 2025
Where the incoming millions go is unknown, as are the whereabouts of Ruja Ignatova, the Queen of Cryptocurrency, now possibly dethroned.
—Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
Despite being dethroned by BYD, Tesla appears to be retaining its optimism.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 2 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
Then after coming out of retirement in early 2024, Liu dethroned three-time defending champion Kaori Sakamoto of Japan at the World Figure Skating Championships this past March.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Dec. 2025
Where the incoming millions go is unknown, as are the whereabouts of Ruja Ignatova, the Queen of Cryptocurrency, now possibly dethroned.
—Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dethroned
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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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Pahlavi's father, the late Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, was deposed during the 1979 Islamic Revolution, which transformed the country from a monarchy to an Islamic republic.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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The trade The $33 level has been tested and now toppled as the stock is making new 52-week highs.—
Jay Woods,
CNBC,
21 Jan. 2026
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The Rams beat the Buccaneers, then toppled San Francisco in the conference title game at SoFi Stadium before winning it all against Cincinnati on that same field.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2026
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And because only days before the February 2021 surgery Mahomes had scrambled a stupefying 497 yards behind the line of scrimmage before throwing the ball or being sacked in a 31-9 drubbing by Tampa Bay in Super Bowl LV.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
22 Jan. 2026
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Ward was also sacked 55 times, the most in the league.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Dethroned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dethroned. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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