as in removal
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as in deposing
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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Noun
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Though cancer is traditionally treated through chemotherapy, radiology or surgical removal, newer biologic medicine offers a more precise approach, such as targeting the cancer cells through the body’s immune system.—
Russell Flannery,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025 -
Its closure would alienate Tehran further In another blow to the bill's prospects, the Senate parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough, has ordered the removal of some key elements in the bill.—
Erin Doherty,
CNBC,
24 June 2025
Verb
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Dallas sacking Washington’s quarterbacks six times — Daniels four times — on Sunday upped the Commanders’ allowed sacks total to 22 over the last five games.—
Ben Standig,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025
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Dallas sacking Washington’s quarterbacks six times — Daniels four times — on Sunday upped the Commanders’ allowed sacks total to 22 over the last five games.—
Ben Standig,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The flower stem can grow to be two to three feet tall or more, often making the plant somewhat top-heavy, so staking or weighing down the container can help prevent the pot from toppling over.—
Janet Carson,
arkansasonline.com,
30 Dec. 2024
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Then came Ukraine’s Maidan revolution in 2013, when tens of thousands of Ukrainians filled Kyiv’s Maidan square for days before toppling the pro-Russia regime.—
Howard LaFranchi,
The Christian Science Monitor,
30 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Abrego Garcia pleaded not guilty on June 13 to smuggling charges that his attorneys have characterized as an attempt to justify his mistaken expulsion to a notorious prison in El Salvador.—
Ben Finley,
Fortune,
27 June 2025
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Nonetheless, Pompeo was frozen out of a job when Trump returned to office—a MAGA expulsion announced by Trump in a social-media post.—
Susan B. Glasser,
New Yorker,
26 June 2025
Noun
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But the main disagreement with them is not in their correct dismissal of deregulation as the cause of the carnage, but in their ongoing support of government intervention, including bailouts.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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The union representing most of the agency’s employees sued, winning a preliminary injunction to halt the dismissals.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
Noun
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Biden’s longtime physician, Dr. Kevin O’Connor, is slated to appear for a deposition on July 9.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
24 June 2025
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Quoting from Ormond’s deposition testimony, CAA states that Weinstein pressured Ormond to join him in his London hotel suite in 1994.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
24 June 2025
Noun
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Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon, a UVA graduate, would not confirm whether the Justice Department had pushed for Ryan's ouster.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
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While Israel didn't play a direct role, his ouster removed another regional rival with close ties to Iran.—
Greg Myre,
NPR,
28 June 2025
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Santana will still appear for the Pirates as his appeal of the suspension is reviewed by the league.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
21 June 2025
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Suarez is appealing the length of a three-game suspension, while Shildt and Roberts served one-game suspensions on Friday.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 June 2025
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“Unmaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmaking. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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