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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 unmaking
Kim Willis, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
The unmaking of the West has not been Trump’s doing alone.
—Stewart Patrick, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2025
Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 26 May 2026
Noun
The film doesn’t entirely shy away from Presley’s unmaking.
—Kim Willis, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
The unmaking of the West has not been Trump’s doing alone.
—Stewart Patrick, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
By the time Ben is unmaking the bed, lying in it, and cussing João out, the fight is bad.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 26 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmaking
Noun
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But, to be eligible for a green card, her deportation case would have to be reopened in immigration court so her removal order is nullified.—
Camilo Montoya-Galvez,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
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Any guest 15 or younger found inside the park without a qualifying chaperone could face removal.—
Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
Verb
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Conspicuously absent in the edit is the follow-up question from the attorney deposing Cavanaugh, who asked whether DOGE actually managed to reduce the deficit.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
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While the opposition Conservative Party has a history of deposing prime ministers while in office, Labour does not, said Jonathan Tonge, a professor of politics at the University of Liverpool.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Party leader Samvel Karapetyan is on trial for allegedly advocating for the government's overthrow, which the Armenian-Russian billionaire has rejected as a politically motivated case.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 June 2026
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After the September 11th attacks and the subsequent overthrow of the Taliban, Islamabad became a vital counterterrorism partner.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
3 June 2026
Verb
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Villa’s then sporting director Monchi reportedly attempting a straight swap of him for goalkeeper Emi Martinez last summer is a sacking offence (perhaps literally).—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
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Giants linebacker Abdul Carter didn’t waste any time sacking his own quarterback.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
23 May 2026
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The letters also cited Buyer's 18-years in Congress and mentioned his involvement as a House prosecutor during the impeachment of President Bill Clinton.—
Emily Chang,
ABC News,
6 June 2026
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Now, as Paxton is the Republican nominee for Senate, House Republicans who supported impeachment have taken differing positions.—
Mateo Rosiles,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
Verb
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An OpenAI reasoning model recently overturned a conjecture Paul Erdős posed in 1946, toppling an eighty-year assumption in combinatorial geometry by importing machinery from algebraic number theory — two fields with no obvious reason to meet.—
Christian Catalini,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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The Regis Jesuit Raiders captured the 5A state championship, toppling Arvada West 5-3 for their first crown in seven years.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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The young Brooks’s disciplinary problems began with fights in primary school and culminated in his expulsion from college for threatening a policeman with a firearm.—
Rob Wolfe,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2026
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The Board of Education approves the Orange County Depart of Education’s annual budget, also hearing appeals for expulsions, charter school applications and inter-district transfers.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
3 June 2026
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While the primary suit was settled with no monetary compensation for either side, Lively’s lawyers preserved their motion to pursue damages and fees related to the dismissal of Baldoni’s suit.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
12 June 2026
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Reps for Paramount and Shell did not respond to Deadline’s request for comment on the dismissal filings.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
11 June 2026
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“Unmaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmaking. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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