as in deposed
to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne)
Edward VIII effectively uncrowned himself when he insisted upon marrying an American divorcée
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For fruit plantations, Guatemala’s Jacobo Arbenz Guzman was deposed in 1954.—
Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026 -
But then those detectives were deposed and trapped themselves in lies.—
Paul Solotaroff,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2026
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Texas has dethroned California as the state with the most Fortune 500 companies.—
The Los Angeles Times,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
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The result dethroned Europe’s uncontested supremacy over great wine.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
27 May 2026
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“Uncrowned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncrowned. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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