dethronement

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Noun
  • This has included the removal and remote storage of artifacts from 240 classified heritage sites, and the complete destruction of 124 of those sites.
    Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 15 May 2026
  • When a consumer requests removal, companies can delete raw data.
    Chai Outmezguine, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • Built in 1882, Iolani Palace is where the last ruling monarchs – King Kalakaua, his wife Queen Kapiolani and his sister Queen Liliuokalani – lived until the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom in 1893.
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 18 May 2026
  • Four waves of protest since 2017 have explicitly demanded its overthrow.
    Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Birds exhibit sneeze-like respiratory expulsions as well, and even some reptiles do, too.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • In the 1930s, Mexican American citizens were deported from the United States as part of a program that led to the expulsion of about 1 million Mexicans.
    Daisy Hernández, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • Jeffries, who was serving as a House impeachment manager, posited an answer.
    Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
  • Here's a guy who voted his conscience on impeachment.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 May 2026
Noun
  • The dismissal came weeks before the defendant was set to go to trial.
    David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 15 May 2026
  • In some ways, even that unceremonious dismissal is an acknowledgement that managers do matter.
    Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • Its equipment specializes in thin-film deposition, which is the process of coating thin-film (atomic level) layers of chemicals onto a surface, such as a silicon wafer or glass substrate.
    Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • Coleman’s deposition, meanwhile, sheds new light on the investigation and on how cocaine is moved from The Bahamas into the United States, with South Florida — particularly Miami — serving as a key transit point.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • However, Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman reports that the veteran bench boss who took over in Vegas with just eight games left in the regular season was mad about the suspension of defenseman Brayden McNabb.
    Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
  • Weighing in at around 220 pounds, its eyes dotted around the room as its legs dangled in suspension.
    Martine Paris, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • Had Musk won, a victory could’ve won him up to $150 billion in damages, and led to Altman’s ouster from the OpenAI board.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2026
  • Musk had been seeking the ouster of his fellow OpenAI co-founder, CEO Sam Altman, among other changes to the company.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 May 2026
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“Dethronement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dethronement. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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