DETHRONEMENTS Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

dethronements

noun

plural of dethronement

as in depositions

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Penalties of that process range from temporary suspensions to permanent expulsions from office.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Disruptive misconduct and violence not leading to physical injury account for the vast majority of in-school and out-of-school suspensions, according to the district presentation.

— Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of suspensions

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Editor-in-chief Erik Slavin, publisher Max Lederer, and reporter Lara Korte at Stars and Stripes – a military news outlet that is partially funded by the Pentagon – claimed their dismissals were retaliatory and violated the First Amendment.

— Miles J. Herszenhorn, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Jeremiah Johnson, vice president of the National Association of Immigration Judges, said asylum rates appear to be one factor, but the dismissals cannot be attributed to a single reason.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of dismissals

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The Supreme Court required adequate notice to permit habeas challenges, but removals had already begun.

— Daniel Benjamin, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026
The recent surge in removals came after a dramatic drop, brought on by both the pandemic, when child welfare cases decreased overall, and an edict imposed by Daniel Little, then-leader of the county’s Department of Family and Children’s Services.

— Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of removals

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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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