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 In the women’s final, Elena Rybakina backed up her rise to the top of the sport by dethroning reigning champion Aryna Sabalenka. — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 If the Ultra 4 keeps that pace, real-world testing should hit 71 to 73 hours—dethroning Samsung to claim the top endurance spot. — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dethroning
  1. deposing
  2. toppling
  3. sacking
  4. dismissing
  5. unseating
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Brown would have to serve with Republican Bernie Moreno, who defeated Brown in 2024 — and would likely become the leading tactician in charge of toppling the Democrat again in 2028.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • With homes nearly toppling into the ocean and back-to-back floods and hurricanes amplifying our sense of dread, keeping track of all things El Niño can be overwhelming.
    — Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of toppling
Verb
  • The Miami pass rush had been building toward a breakout game and finally got it against Minnesota, sacking quarterback Kyler Murray four times and hitting him on several other occasions.
    — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The Dolphins got constant pressure on the former first overall pick, sacking him four times.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of sacking
Verb
  • Things get even more alarming when Eidra can’t reach Tom Libby and reports start rolling in that Vaughn is dismissing everyone in Trowbridge’s government who’d had a significant relationship with Kate and her team.
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Citing 2026 laureate Navi Pillay—known for charging Israel with genocide and dismissing free speech—Schatz warns the award now rewards ideological insider posturing rather than genuine efforts to achieve international peace.
    — Staff, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of dismissing
Verb
  • Their biggest victory was unseating Criss, the long-serving incumbent and high-ranking Republican.
    — Henry Culvyhouse, ProPublica, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Kean won in 2022 by unseating Democrat Tom Malinowski, who had ousted Republican Leonard Lance in 2018.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of unseating

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“Dethroning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dethroning. Accessed 23 Oct. 2026.

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