dethronements

noun

plural of dethronement
as in depositions

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  1. suspensions
  2. dismissals
  3. removals
  4. expulsions
  5. overthrows
Noun
  • That’s why Sarkin and Levitt began serving matching three-year suspensions of their law licenses Monday.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026
  • Eaton and Contreras were both issued suspensions stemming from last week’s benches-clearing brawl involving the Washington Nationals.
    — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 7 July 2026
Definition of suspensions
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  • That led to a number of dismissals, including coach Massimiliano Allegri.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 June 2026
  • What is particularly concerning about these firings is the effect the dismissals will have on the officer ranks.
    — William H. McRaven, The Atlantic, 25 June 2026
Definition of dismissals
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  • The proof-of-concept preclinical trial involved gallbladder removals in large, non-primate mammals.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 July 2026
  • Though many of these resources were subsequently restored in the months that followed, the speed and scale of the removals make a full accounting difficult.
    — John Kubale, The Conversation, 8 July 2026
Definition of removals
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  • 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
  • The Board of Education approves the Orange County Depart of Education’s annual budget, also hearing appeals for expulsions, charter school applications and inter-district transfers.
    — Victoria Le, Oc Register, 3 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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