DETHRONEMENT Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

dethronement

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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

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Noun

Reuters reported that Macklemore’s removal from Ed Sheeran’s tour prompted the other opening acts and Sheeran’s band to withdraw in solidarity.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
The state is suing the Indiana High School Athletic Association and seeking the removal of a bylaw that requires the organization to reserve two seats for minorities on its Board of Directors.

— Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of removal

Noun

The chorus of calls for Cabinet officials to exit office this week come after Suzanne Bonamici introduced articles of impeachment for McMahon this summer.

— Arthur Jones II, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
Under Tuesday's motion, the House must vote on the impeachment articles in the next two days.

— Caroline Linton, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of impeachment

Noun

Kotzmacher said the absence and dismissal of the issue only strengthened her resolve.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
In his Instagram caption, Macklemore referenced his dismissal from pop star Ed Sheeran’s Loop tour over his pro-Palestinian messaging and the ensuing fallout.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of dismissal

Noun

Tatsuo Enami, President and CEO of Gigaphoton, pointed out that reliable thin-film deposition has broad industrial value.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
Kosowski allegedly confronted Cozzi in the law office bathroom months earlier, on a break during a tense deposition for the civil case.

— Lauren del Valle, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of deposition

Noun

The most prominent of those techniques were the use of airbags to land Pathfinder on Mars, as well its Sojourner rover's rocker-bogie suspension system.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 27 Sep. 2026
Shortly after midnight on Thursday, Kelly imposed a fourteen-day suspension of the ban.

— Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of suspension

Noun

The New Lenox team’s first loss of the season came just a week after its administration announced Plantz’s ouster in a statement that offered little explanation, drawing thousands of signatures to an online petition demanding his reinstatement.

— Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
After Garg’s ouster, the tone of his texts to Lewis grew ice cold.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026

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