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 Hunting Wives, after a decently impressive run on Netflix’s Top 10 list, has been at least temporarily dethroned by a new Netflix staple.
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Hold on to your chicken biscuits, but Chick-fil-A has once again been dethroned as the top fast food chain.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 4 Aug. 2025
The show has become a top charting podcast, often sitting at the #1 spot, but it has been dethroned a few times on different charts.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
David Roche, a strategist at Quantum Strategy, said such events could see the greenback dethroned as the FX market’s safe haven.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2025
Sweden’s rise dethroned Iceland, which held the title for the past two years.
—Kim Elsesser, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
McRae dethroned Drake and PartyNextDoor’s $ome $exy $ongs 4 U, which dropped to Number Two after opening atop the chart last week.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2025
Virginia State men advance to title game Virginia State dethroned the defending champs, 66-57.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 28 Feb. 2025
Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Hold on to your chicken biscuits, but Chick-fil-A has once again been dethroned as the top fast food chain.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 4 Aug. 2025
The show has become a top charting podcast, often sitting at the #1 spot, but it has been dethroned a few times on different charts.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
David Roche, a strategist at Quantum Strategy, said such events could see the greenback dethroned as the FX market’s safe haven.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2025
Sweden’s rise dethroned Iceland, which held the title for the past two years.
—Kim Elsesser, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
McRae dethroned Drake and PartyNextDoor’s $ome $exy $ongs 4 U, which dropped to Number Two after opening atop the chart last week.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2025
Virginia State men advance to title game Virginia State dethroned the defending champs, 66-57.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 28 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dethroned
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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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None of Lake’s cases produced the evidence needed to support her broadsides and she was never deposed in those matters.—
Ronald J. Hansen,
AZCentral.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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But that dynasty has long been loathed by Thailand’s powerful conservative and royalist establishment which, with the help of both the military and courts, has frequently toppled or tied up Shinawatra-run governments.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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Cause of crash is being investigated Videos of the accident show the carriage toppled to its side and crashed into a building on the steep and narrow street, with parts of the streetcar crumpled.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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Top pick Cam Ward was sacked six times in his NFL debut and threw for just 112 yards on 12 completions while Tennessee managed just four field goals.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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He then was sacked when right tackle Khalil House was beaten cleanly by an edge rusher and lost a fumble at the Stanford 5.—
Harold Gutmann,
Mercury News,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Dethroned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dethroned. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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