dethronement

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Noun
  • Critics say the new requirements would result in the removal of perhaps thousands of voters from the rolls and in the disenfranchisement of young voters.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Arthurell now remains in private accommodation following his Monday removal, ABC Australia reported Tuesday.
    Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, is the third person to lead the Islamic Republic and the first example of hereditary succession since the overthrow of the Pahlavi monarchy in the 1979 revolution.
    Patrick Sykes, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Kurdish forces later lost territory to the new Syrian government after the 2024 overthrow of the regime of Bashar al-Assad.
    Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The plan also aims to boost a culturally responsive curriculum, including lessons on Black history and culture, and reduce out-of-school suspensions and expulsions for Black students by 40%.
    Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Violence in the backcountry between Americans and Native people intensified, fueled by rhetoric justifying atrocities and the expulsion of Indigenous nations to address Americans’ demand for new land.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • But the congresswoman voted against impeachment.
    Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 9 Mar. 2026
  • For example, Congress exercises the judicial power insofar as the Senate conducts trials in the aftermath of impeachment in the House of Representatives.
    Cass Sunstein, Big Think, 5 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Florida otherwise gets a pat dismissal in Newsom’s memoir.
    Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Authorities say Jesus Briceno Carrillo, 31, weaved into oncoming traffic, passed cars on the shoulder, and sped past three schools during dismissal before deputies caught him on a dead‑end road.
    Doug Myers, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The Blanquicet’s eyewitness account was revealed in his deposition filed in Miami federal court last week, before four South Florida defendants began their federal trial on murder-conspiracy charges tied to Moïse’s assassination.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
  • In his deposition in a civil suit later filed by Hight’s father, Smith’s chief deputy explained that because Jackson initially worked part-time, the civil service process didn’t apply to him.
    USA Today, USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The legal basis for keeping the suspension in place is itself now being questioned, and new court challenges are anticipated.
    Jay Caruso, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Both Marchment and Cooke had been suspended regularly at the time, piling up more than a half dozen suspensions.
    James Mirtle, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The ouster of roughly 92 hereditary peers completes a modernization effort begun in 1999 to make the chamber more democratic.
    Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
  • In other world news, the State Department said Thursday the United States and Venezuela have agreed to reestablish diplomatic relations, marking a major shift just two months after former President Nicolás Maduro’s ouster.
    Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
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“Dethronement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dethronement. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.

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