dethronements

noun

plural of dethronement
as in depositions

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  1. suspensions
  2. dismissals
  3. removals
  4. expulsions
  5. overthrows
Noun
  • 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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  • Other states including New Mexico and West Virginia also recently won dismissals of lawsuits seeking their voter rolls as well, as states push back against federal lawsuits, according to the Associated Press.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
  • That led to a number of dismissals, including coach Massimiliano Allegri.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 June 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
  • Diabetes experts in an uproar over meeting expulsions Five days ago, security officers escorted five diabetes experts out of the American Diabetes Association meeting for handing out copies of an editorial criticizing federal research cuts.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 10 June 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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