as in to depose
to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne)
the nation's last monarch was dethroned in a popular uprising many years ago
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Recent Examples of dethrone
But apart from prompting criticism from leading broadcasters such as HBO, SPI International and A+E Networks, which issued a joint statement denouncing homophobia, the law did nothing to dethrone Hungary as one of the world’s top production hubs.
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 16 Apr. 2025
That would be Magomed Ankalaev, who dethroned Alex Pereira for the light heavyweight championship.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Trump soon dethroned Bush as the Republican front-runner and then drove him out of the race entirely en route to winning the presidency for the first time.
—W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Mar. 2025
Hunter has been a valuable addition to a team that is in great position to dethrone the Boston Celtics, who won the title last season.
—Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 16 Apr. 2025
That would be Magomed Ankalaev, who dethroned Alex Pereira for the light heavyweight championship.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Trump soon dethroned Bush as the Republican front-runner and then drove him out of the race entirely en route to winning the presidency for the first time.
—W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Mar. 2025
Hunter has been a valuable addition to a team that is in great position to dethrone the Boston Celtics, who won the title last season.
—Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dethrone
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At the center of the defense team’s argument was Khalil Quinan, the former lead prosecutor on the case, who withdrew after a judge ruled he could be deposed and questioned under oath about his access to the material.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
22 May 2025
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Sauer made his request following a lower court's decision to allow a government watchdog to depose DOGE staffers to gain greater understanding of the department's workings, arguing it should be subjected to the same rules which apply to any federal agency.—
Dan Gooding
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 May 2025
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Then in 1958, the Pakistani army toppled the civilian government in the country’s first of several military coup attempts, three of which have been successful.—
Ayesha Jalal,
The Conversation,
8 May 2025
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In December, a consortium of rebel factions led by the group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham unexpectedly toppled the dictator Bashar al-Assad, whose family had ruled Syria for five decades.—
David Makovsky,
Foreign Affairs,
6 May 2025
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Now, the show has been unseated by something rather strange.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Tuberville ultimately unseated Doug Jones, the incumbent senator from Alabama and the first Democrat to represent the state in the Senate in decades.—
Sonam Sheth
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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“Dethrone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dethrone. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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