dethronement

noun

as in removal

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Recent Examples of dethronement This is what dethronement sounds like. — Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 31 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dethronement
  1. removal
  2. overthrow
  3. expulsion
  4. impeachment
  5. dismissal
  6. deposition
  7. suspension
  8. ouster
Noun
  • Jim has been frustrated with Wells Fargo ever since its post-asset-cap-removal climb ran into a tough 2025 fourth-quarter earnings report in mid-January.
    — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 13 July 2026
  • The Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund also offered to donate the $2 million to the district for maintenance and upkeep of the property, including the removal of invasive plants and clearing two other dirt roads.
    — Sooji Nam, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Definition of removal
Noun
  • January's was the deadliest, when security forces killed thousands to crush nationwide demonstrations that started over economic woes and then snowballed into calls for Khamenei's overthrow.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
  • Still, the timing of Saturday’s announcement suggests the protests — the biggest string of rallies since the overthrow of Slobodan Milosevic in 2000 — have played a role.
    — Reuters, CNN Money, 27 June 2026
Definition of overthrow
Noun
  • Accra’s 1969 migrant expulsion and Uganda’s mass ban three years later both triggered capital flight and supply chain chaos.
    — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 1 July 2026
  • The poems explore themes of loss, identity, artmaking and the natural world, as well as the 1885 expulsion of Chinese immigrants from Eureka, California.
    — Suzanne Van Atten, AJC.com, 21 June 2026
Definition of expulsion
Noun
  • Federal judges hold lifetime appointments under Article III of the Constitution and can be removed only through impeachment by the House and conviction by the Senate.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 7 July 2026
  • In addition to being accused of adultery by his estranged wife, Paxton, a staunch MAGA ally, has faced felony securities fraud charges, an FBI investigation into corruption and state impeachment hearings that ended in an acquittal.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
Definition of impeachment
Noun
  • The two seasons of the podcast have drawn national attention to the dismissal of women’s pain.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 9 July 2026
  • The department then request a GBI investigation on June 25, 2026, leading to the arrests and dismissal of the officers.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 8 July 2026
Definition of dismissal
Noun
  • The center dome is manufactured using a chemical vapor deposition process, where diamond is grown as a crystalline layer before the substrate is removed, leaving a self-supporting diamond dome.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Judge Wang found in January that Monaco was not adequately prepared for his first deposition and ordered him to sit for another in April.
    — Molly Crane Newman, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
Definition of deposition
Noun
  • That would have been an automatic one-game suspension for him.
    — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026
  • Balogun, who saw his red-card suspension set aside enabling him to play in Monday night’s win-or-done match.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
Definition of suspension
Noun
  • Macron’s landmark visit, the first by a major Western leader since Bashar Assad’s ouster, brought pledges to restore ambassadors, ease sanctions and fund reconstruction from shattered utilities to Damascus airport cargo facilities.
    — Omar Albam, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • Macron, who arrived in Damascus last night, is the first major Western leader to visit the country since Bashar al-Assad’s ouster in 2024.
    — Peter Weber, TheWeek, 7 July 2026
Definition of ouster

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“Dethronement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dethronement. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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