DETHRONING Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

dethroning

verb

present participle of dethrone

as in deposing

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 dethroning The Patriots are the defending division champs after dethroning quarterback Josh Allen and the Bills last season en route to representing the AFC in the Super Bowl. — Austin Mock, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026 The article examines how Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and Artificial Superintelligence (ASI) could end human exceptionalism, potentially dethroning humanity as the planet's apex species. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026 This makes Berkeley the most selective of the nine undergraduate UC campuses, dethroning UC Los Angeles from that position. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026 What is the Woodland Hills restaurant dethroning Porto’s famous potato balls? — Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026 These annoyances just barely prevent Hinge from dethroning our Editors' Choice winners for dating apps, Match and Tinder. — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 24 July 2026 And now comes the TXSE with the aim of dethroning Wall Street as the financial trading capital of the world. — Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 17 July 2026 Messi's 17th and subsequent 18th goal during the game set a new bar in the World Cup for top scorer— dethroning Germany's Miroslav Klose who had previously held the record at 16 goals. — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026 Sneakers are sleeker than ever this summer, with slim, low-profile silhouettes dethroning chunky kicks. — Jordan Julian, InStyle, 22 June 2026

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Successfully deposing the Mad King, The Rebellion leads to the downfall of House Targaryen.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 25 July 2026
Hamad himself seized control after deposing his father, Sheikh Khalifa, in a bloodless palace coup in 1995.

— Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026

Definition of deposing

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Engineers expected the ship’s life to end with a fiery disintegration after toppling over, just as past Starships have done following splashdown.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026
Henry County officials are also investigating a possible tornado that moved through New Castle, Indiana, on Wednesday, toppling trees and ripping the roof off a commercial building.

— Michelle Simmons, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

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The museum replaced him with Sasha Suda, hiring her away from the National Gallery of Canada before sacking her following a disastrous rebrand and replacing her with Weiss, a former president of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.

— News Desk, Artforum, 29 July 2026
But so far, the government has decided not to intervene by sacking him and has backpedalled, allowing Russia to participate.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 23 July 2026

Definition of sacking

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Petersen allegedly deferred to a male sergeant’s expertise on topics including firearms and internal affairs while dismissing Kennon’s expertise in other areas.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2026
With the commander-in-chief and defense secretary now dismissing those reports as false, Congress should require a bipartisan committee of former military members to visit the ship.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of dismissing

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Challenger Allison Williamson defeats incumbent Allison Williamson defeated longtime incumbent Bill Klapper in the Democratic primary for Wyandotte County District Court judge, unseating a judge who has served on the bench for more than a decade.

— Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026
Jillian Gilchrest is a state representative from West Hartford who has been in office since 2019 after unseating a longtime incumbent.

— Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026

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