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
Its sibling cars, of course, became famous for winning the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans in a first-, second-, and third-place finish, dethroning Ferrari in the process and becoming the stuff of automotive legend.
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Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 9 Dec. 2025
Nissan may have intense reliability testing procedures, but the brand has a long way to go in terms of addressing mechanical issues before dethroning brands like Subaru, Toyota, and Lexus.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025
With Dupri recently dethroning Becky Lynch to become the Women's Intercontinental Champion, the storyline calls for tougher preparation.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
After the company initially launched the image generation tool, Gemini shot to the top of the Apple App Store in September, dethroning ChatGPT.
—Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2025
However, dethroning Nvidia will not be easy.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 Nov. 2025
Organic sales at the French brand fell 4 percent in the third quarter, though Saint Laurent remains at the forefront of fashion, claiming the top spot in the latest Lyst hottest brands ranking for the first time, dethroning Miu Miu.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 18 Nov. 2025
In December 2023, the Eras tour became the highest-grossing tour of all time, amassing over $1 billion, dethroning Elton John's years-long Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, per Rolling Stone.
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
As for Battlefield 6 and Black Ops 7 going head-to-head this fall, there is some sense that BF6 may have a real shot at dethroning the king at this point.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 9 Dec. 2025
Nissan may have intense reliability testing procedures, but the brand has a long way to go in terms of addressing mechanical issues before dethroning brands like Subaru, Toyota, and Lexus.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025
With Dupri recently dethroning Becky Lynch to become the Women's Intercontinental Champion, the storyline calls for tougher preparation.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
After the company initially launched the image generation tool, Gemini shot to the top of the Apple App Store in September, dethroning ChatGPT.
—Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2025
However, dethroning Nvidia will not be easy.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 Nov. 2025
Organic sales at the French brand fell 4 percent in the third quarter, though Saint Laurent remains at the forefront of fashion, claiming the top spot in the latest Lyst hottest brands ranking for the first time, dethroning Miu Miu.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 18 Nov. 2025
In December 2023, the Eras tour became the highest-grossing tour of all time, amassing over $1 billion, dethroning Elton John's years-long Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, per Rolling Stone.
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
As for Battlefield 6 and Black Ops 7 going head-to-head this fall, there is some sense that BF6 may have a real shot at dethroning the king at this point.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dethroning
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Some are counting on the United States deposing him, Saddam Hussein-style (or Salvador Allende-style, or Manuel Noriega-style).—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
22 Nov. 2025
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Attorneys deposing Bovino played him a clip of the incident.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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The waterside trees leaned far out over the currents, almost toppling into the river, as if being pushed by the exuberant growth at their backs.—
Stanley Stewart,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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Strikes are something that had an important role in toppling the Pahlavi regime in 1979.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2026
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The Texans stifled the Steelers rushing attack and harassed Aaron Rodgers so extensively — sacking him four times, hitting him 12 times — that the future Hall of Fame quarterback scarcely had time to wait for plays to develop and repeatedly dumped the ball off for short gains.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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Williams proved worthy of his four-year, $104 million contract Sunday, sacking Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert twice, including taking down the two-time Pro Bowler on fourth down with under two minutes left to seal the game.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
12 Jan. 2026
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Confidence can tip into defensiveness, so your challenge has a lot to do with asserting boundaries without emotional withdrawal and honoring your needs without dismissing others.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
5 Jan. 2026
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The president spoke little about democracy in Venezuela, dismissing a potential role for its longstanding democratic opposition in running the country in the immediate aftermath of the operation.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Jan. 2026
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Several groups have promised to spend top dollar on unseating those who oppose redistricting, setting the stage for a messy primary if the Senate did not pass the bill.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
12 Dec. 2025
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But head coach Devvin Anderson’s squad put up a valiant effort in hopes of unseating the defending Class 4A Division I champion at Pennington Field.—
Cody Thorn,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Nov. 2025
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“Dethroning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dethroning. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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