as in to depose
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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Recent Examples of unmake
The fabric of the world will soon be unmade by a confusion about flavors.
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Francesco Pacifico,
The Dial,
9 Dec. 2025
By shuffling these more personal images with his own photographs of their rooms—draperies, windows, unmade beds, a shower stall—Xu constructs a fascinating if confounding new reality, a stage set destined to be struck.
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Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
5 Dec. 2025
Pain can unmake a person’s world, almost literally.
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Boyce Upholt,
Southern Living,
19 Nov. 2025
In Peter Jackson’s hands, jewelry becomes geopolitics—one accessory to unmake a world.
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Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
25 Oct. 2025
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Francesco Pacifico,
The Dial,
9 Dec. 2025
By shuffling these more personal images with his own photographs of their rooms—draperies, windows, unmade beds, a shower stall—Xu constructs a fascinating if confounding new reality, a stage set destined to be struck.
—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
5 Dec. 2025
Pain can unmake a person’s world, almost literally.
—
Boyce Upholt,
Southern Living,
19 Nov. 2025
In Peter Jackson’s hands, jewelry becomes geopolitics—one accessory to unmake a world.
—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
25 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unmake
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmake
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Albert was notified on February 11 that attorneys planned for him to be deposed on April 29.
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The Joyces are set to be deposed when discovery is complete.
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Bees are seen after a semitrailer carrying about 400 beehives toppled over, allowing millions of bees to escape into a rural neighborhood in Orange, Texas, on June 21, 2026.
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Even the strong Patagonian wind cannot topple this tribute, inaugurated on June 16 during Argentina’s World Cup debut, when the team once again dazzled under Messi, who sealed the victory over Algeria after scoring three goals.
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He was sacked in December 2024 after winning just twice in the Premier League to begin the 2024-25 campaign.
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The result was so emphatic that the Tunisian soccer federation acted fast, sacking manager Sabri Lamouchi just hours after.
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The firms asked the judge to dismiss the case Wednesday, arguing Uber had failed to prove fraud.
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Delta denied this in its legal response, seeking to dismiss the case.
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Cleage gives the women plenty of substance, though her novelistic mode — more telling than showing — deprives her drama of style.
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That 7 percent of Makerfield voters chose Restore—even in the knowledge that doing so might deprive another anti-immigration party of victory—points to a deep well of racial grievance and anti-establishment anger that even Farage cannot command.
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“Unmake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmake. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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