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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmaking
Noun
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In August 2009, 72-year-old William Wilkie died at his home after Heider performed an emergency appendix removal on him but discharged him from Lake Norman Regional Medical Center without prescribing antibiotics, says a wrongful death lawsuit filed in June 2010 by Wilkie’s widow, Brenda.—
Amber Gaudet
Updated February 20,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2026
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Some offer handles or Velcro closures for easy removal, while many are simply large versions of a basic rubber band.—
Jenessa Connor,
Health,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The legal teams re-entered the courtroom after deposing the ice agent for a second time.—
Nikiya Carrero,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
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At the same time, the president has brought Russia’s Vladimir Putin out of isolation, stunned the world by deposing Venezuela’s leader and made invasion threats toward Greenland, a semi-autonomous territory of NATO member Denmark.—
Bloomberg News,
Boston Herald,
17 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Demonstrators have called for the overthrow of the Shiite theocracy that has ruled the country since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Stocks and bonds were measured since 1939 but, due to a lack of data, gold was measured from the 1973 Yom Kippur War and oil from the 1979 overthrow of the Shah of Iran.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
20 Feb. 2026
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Getty Images Tottenham Hotspur are searching for their eighth manager/head coach (interim and permanent) since 2019 after sacking Thomas Frank on Wednesday amid a run of two wins in 17 Premier League games.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2026
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Seattle swarmed quarterback Drake Maye all game, sacking him six times and forcing three turnovers, leaving New England scoreless through the first three quarters.—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
9 Feb. 2026
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The soccer humiliation coincided with an economic crisis that halted years of growth, and with a political crisis that resulted in the impeachment of Brazil’s President, Dilma Rousseff, in 2016.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
20 Feb. 2026
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But its domestic political scene remains deeply polarized and fractious, with presidents on both sides of the political divide often facing calls for impeachment, criminal investigations and prosecution.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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The triple-ball design comes preassembled in classic Roman-style planters and looks impressively realistic, according to Amazon reviewers—even moving gracefully in the wind without toppling over.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Feb. 2026
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And after significant rainfall soaked the soil during Monday’s storm, trees were particularly vulnerable to toppling during Tuesday night’s strong winds.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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In December, Fine called for the mass expulsion of Muslims from the United States.—
MARIANA ALFARO THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
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The legislation would prohibit schools from enforcing their cell phone bans through fines, fees, suspensions, expulsions, ticketing, or deployment of police officers or school resource officers.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
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The Supreme Court is sending the case back to the lower court for dismissal.—
Melissa Repko,Sara Salinas,
CNBC,
20 Feb. 2026
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The Justice Department has appealed the dismissal of those prosecutions.—
JESSICA HILL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Unmaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmaking. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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