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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One of the bloodiest moments in that revolution, which deposed the last Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and led to the rise of the incumbent Islamist regime, occurred on September 8, 1978.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026 -
However, it was revealed Ruff broke a cardinal rule, playing or simulating a game more than once, and was deposed as commissioner, though there is some disagreement about what exactly happened.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
23 Jan. 2026
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Samsung Electronics is dethroned.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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Colin Jost shared rare comments about his wife Scarlett Johansson on Saturday as she was dethroned from her highest-grossing actor title on SNL.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
19 Jan. 2026
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“Uncrowned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncrowned. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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