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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In Syria, which Iran used as transit for weapons to proxies, Tehran’s ally Bashar al-Assad has been deposed, and Israel continues to attack the country and take new territory.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025 -
The trouble with international prosecutions The ICC has a long list of outstanding arrest warrants, including for former dictator Omar al-Bashir, who ruled Sudan for three decades before being deposed in 2019.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2025
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The show has become a top charting podcast, often sitting at the #1 spot, but it has been dethroned a few times on different charts.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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David Roche, a strategist at Quantum Strategy, said such events could see the greenback dethroned as the FX market’s safe haven.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Uncrowned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncrowned. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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