dethronement

noun

Definition of dethronementnext
as in removal

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  1. removal
  2. expulsion
  3. dismissal
  4. deposition
  5. suspension
  6. ouster
  7. discharge
Noun
  • Experts opted to leave the pellet lodged in the orangutan's neck, deeming the location too risky to attempt removal.
    Kelli Bender, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Their removal could in turn scare some manufacturers into taking those products off the market.
    Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of removal
Noun
  • However, by then, there seemed to be some growing political and legal blowback for these extralegal expulsions.
    Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 26 Nov. 2024
  • But the president rejected the notion that Mexico was not ready to deal with large-scale expulsions.
    Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of expulsion
Noun
  • Marchand accepted the responsibility of Jim Montgomery’s dismissal.
    Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 2 Dec. 2024
  • In a statement to Newsweek, a Fox News spokesperson welcomed the dismissal of all three cases.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of dismissal
Noun
  • Though Constand settled in the civil suit with Cosby and the case records, including Cosby’s depositions, were sealed, the records were unsealed in 2015 by a federal judge who presided over the civil suit.
    Ashley R. Williams, CNN, 24 Nov. 2024
  • Mediation briefs, pleadings, depositions and expert reports can be relevant, and sometimes there is more arcane evidence.
    Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of deposition
Noun
  • The interior was clad in leather, the suspension was supple, and luggage storage was more than adequate, making for an exceptionally capable cross-continental cruiser.
    Christian Gilbertsen, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Two Biden administration officials told Axios the Israelis would never have taken these steps without the U.S. ultimatum and the threat of suspension of military assistance.
    Barak Ravid, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of suspension
Noun
  • At the height of the Arab Spring in 2011, pro-democracy demonstrators took to the streets in Syria calling for the ouster of its authoritarian President Bashar al-Assad.
    Lauren Kent, CNN, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Former news boss sheds light on his ouster from liberal media network.
    Fox News, Fox News, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of ouster
Noun
  • The magistrates accepted all of these arguments and gave me the lowest possible outcome (a discharge) available.
    Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Importantly, none of the 19 patients who received opioids while recovering in the hospital post-op required further opioid prescriptions at discharge.
    Heather Margonari, Discover Magazine, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of discharge
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