dethronements

noun

plural of dethronement
as in depositions

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  1. suspensions
  2. dismissals
  3. removals
  4. expulsions
  5. overthrows
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  • According to the company, suspensions for violations involving child safety or violent and hateful entities will also block access to X Money.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026
  • The players accused of assault could face match suspensions and fines if they're found guilty.
    — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of suspensions
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  • Women are increasingly leveraging AI tools like Claude to navigate their healthcare, seeking control and addressing historical dismissals within the medical system.
    — Amy Shoenthal, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • But there are also several reasons to suggest he simply couldn’t be trusted to lead the red-ball side — from his off-field antics in New Zealand last winter, to his penchant for daft dismissals at crucial moments in games.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of dismissals
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  • The data on number of removals come as ICE is under scrutiny for two shootings carried out by the agency in which two people died.
    — Luke Barr, ABC News, 21 July 2026
  • Typically, the nonprofit conducts these removals annually, but in recent years, employers and unions have agreed to pause them in a tough post-strikes environment for workers, says an industry source.
    — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2026
Definition of removals
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  • Across the country, data shows Black students have been more likely to receive punishments that remove them from the classroom, such as suspensions, expulsions and transfers to alternative schools.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
  • Across the country, data show Black students have been more likely to receive punishments that remove them from the classroom, such as suspensions, expulsions and transfers to alternative schools.
    — Annie Ma, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
Definition of expulsions
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  • New York made four errors on the evening, including two overthrows that led to multiple free bases on the same play.
    — Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Fields, who went 7-of-11 on the day, had a few overthrows on plays that likely were sacks.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
Definition of overthrows
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“Dethronements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dethronements. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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