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
  • Geragos' motion comes days after another one of the men named in the civil suit filed a request in Albany State Supreme Court seeking James's removal, also citing alleged bias.
    — James Cirrone , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The pull strap seen above that light eases removal of the top panel.
    — Thomas Soderstrom, PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of removal
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  • Sanon’s lawyers argue instead that their client, whom prosecutors portray as a deeply indebted man hoping to replace Moïse through a violent overthrow of his government, had nothing to do with the assassination.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
  • This would eventually lead to the overthrow of the tsarist autocracy and the establishment of a constitutional monarchy.
    — James Folta, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of overthrow
Noun
  • More recently, there’s been a surge due to the large-scale expulsion of Afghans from neighboring Iran and Pakistan amid increasing regional tensions.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Spanish and Portuguese leaders waged the Reconquista, a centuries-long war that concluded with the 1492 expulsion of Jews and the defeat of the last Muslim stronghold in Granada.
    — Peter C. Mancall, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of expulsion
Noun
  • Several years later, DeLay was the force driving Clinton’s impeachment and was simply too toxic to seek the speaker’s chair.
    — Michael Tarm, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
  • His questions began to venture into the sensitive topics of potential resignation or even impeachment.
    — Walter Podrazik, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of impeachment
Noun
  • From 2022 through 2025, 68 percent of Manhattan’s counterfeiting cases ended in adjournments in contemplation of dismissal (ACDs), compared with 17 percent of other Manhattan misdemeanor cases.
    — Daniel Edward Rosen, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026
  • When a dismissal order and the driving record contradict each other, call the office that was supposed to transmit the update.
    — Karen Koehler, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of dismissal
Noun
  • In depositions, group home staff members said that the home never trained them on the care and management of Type 1 diabetes.
    — Joseph Shapiro, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026
  • During that deposition, Smith was asked about subpoenas his team issued for toll records for certain members of Congress.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of deposition
Noun
  • As of Sunday, Morin was one month into the suspension handed down by the state Supreme Court that disdained the opinion of professional discipline case referee, Judge Paul Anthony Damico.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Khan’s spokesperson, Zulfiquar Bukhari, condemned the suspension of the provincial government, calling it a disguised coup.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of suspension
Noun
  • Speaking of swords, Sam actually carries one around his San Francisco apartment while schmoozing with reporters over his blamelessness in the OpenAI ouster.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
  • When the third act slows down to dramatize the hours of Altman’s ouster from OpenAI, Guadagnino has almost no way of generating the sort of ice-blooded intrigue that runs in Fincher’s veins.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of ouster

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“Dethronement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dethronement. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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