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noun

as in removal

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verb

present participle of unmake
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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Recent Examples of unmaking
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
An ellipsis making and unmaking itself. — Literary Hub, 17 June 2026 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
  1. removal
  2. deposing
  3. overthrow
  4. sacking
  5. impeachment
  6. toppling
  7. expulsion
  8. dismissal
Noun
  • Recent construction in Folsom has also contributed to the rise, said Molieri, who founded Snakeout, a removal service.
    — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • If the Interior Department determines the animals have met recovery goals, the administration will also work with states to encourage them to remove state-level protections and revise standards governing lethal wolf removal.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of removal
Verb
  • Successfully deposing the Mad King, The Rebellion leads to the downfall of House Targaryen.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 25 July 2026
  • Hamad himself seized control after deposing his father, Sheikh Khalifa, in a bloodless palace coup in 1995.
    — Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
Definition of deposing
Noun
  • Rahman founded AmeriBangla in 2024 in response to trade disruption after the overthrow of the Awami League regime in Bangladesh.
    — Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The ultraconservative religio-political movement emerged that year amid the civil war that followed the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan in 1989 and the overthrow of the communist government in 1992 (see Afghan War).
    — Andrew Pereira, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of overthrow
Verb
  • Seattle’s front seven made life difficult for Maye, too, sacking him three times.
    — Andrew Destin, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Looking toward the opposite bench after sacking the quarterback is not something that should’ve cost the Chicago Bears 15 yards and a victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2021, and yet this is a thing that happened.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of sacking
Noun
  • Everybody on our side understands that impeachment is a critical tool in the toolbox for constitutional self-defense against a president acting like a king, an imperious, lawless, arrogant king.
    — NBC news, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Brazil's Senate, which is the body that has the authority to impeach Supreme Court justices in Brazil, has dozens of requests for impeachment proceedings against de Moraes, and only a few against Mendonca for now.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of impeachment
Verb
  • And while some don’t want to wait that long to have the chance of toppling Infantino, the current FIFA boss does have some support swimming in the sea of objectors.
    — Amanda Davies, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The vehicle even remained intact after toppling over, a feat none of its predecessors had pulled off.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of toppling
Noun
  • Once rare, censures and expulsions have become more common, particularly in the House.
    — Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • CMEs are expulsions of plasma and magnetic fields from the Sun.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of expulsion
Noun
  • The dismissal of his pitching coaches in August, the stunning announcement of Kroenke’s purchase of the club just last week.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Does M’Benga’s past experience, and Kirk’s father’s dismissal as Reeger’s second officer, offer any answers?
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of dismissal

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“Unmaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmaking. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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