as in deposed
to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne)
a movie studio chief who likes to boast that he can unmake any star in Hollywood if he wishes
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Also among the deposed were Lively's costars Jenny Slate, 41, and Isabela Ferrer, 20.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
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Manuel Noriega, the former dictator of Panama, spent time there following his extradition from the United States after the American invasion that deposed him.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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He was sacked three times (for 29 yards) and hit 15 times.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
20 Oct. 2025
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Both starting QBs left due to injury – Stanford’s Ben Gulbranson suffered a leg injury while being sacked in the second quarter, and FSU’s Tommy Castellanos was injured while sliding by safety Mitch Leigber, who was ejected for targeting.—
Harold Gutmann,
Mercury News,
19 Oct. 2025
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Running back Bijan Robinson had a career performance as the Atlanta Falcons toppled Josh Allen and the Bills 24-14 on Monday Night Football, inflicting a second straight defeat on Buffalo.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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Before our very eyes, left-wing radicals toppled his statues, vandalized his monuments, tarnished his character, and sought to exile him from our public spaces.—
Addy Bink,
The Hill,
12 Oct. 2025
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Amid speculation about why Brandy abruptly left the concert — Monica immediately dismissed any possible bad blood by shouting out Brandy when the show continued — the singer explained in a statement Sunday morning that she was forced to exit due to health issues.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
19 Oct. 2025
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And chronic detainee hunger is often dismissed by inspectors, as long as the menus are certified as nutritionally adequate.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
19 Oct. 2025
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There’s an opportunity for the boys, too, in the village chorus, sorely deprived by the draft of male voices — and soon its young choirmaster too.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
19 Oct. 2025
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The collective failure to scrutinize this evidence, Zumot argued, deprived a jury of the opportunity to fairly assess his credibility and the prosecution’s case against him.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Unmade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmade. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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