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uncrowned

verb

past tense of uncrown

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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Since Maduro was deposed, only one detention center has ceased operations.

— Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
It was revived after he was deposed in 2003 and grew steadily, from nearly 2 million participants that year to about 20 million in the mid-2010s.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 July 2026

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The championship dethroned Argentina, which was trying to become the first repeat champion since Brazil in 1962.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 July 2026
Jaws became the very first summer blockbuster and was the highest-grossing movie of all time (until Star Wars dethroned it two years later).

— Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026

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