as in to depose
to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne)
a governor who was unseated by the first successful recall in the state's history
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Recent Examples of unseat
Sam Hasan Akkad, one of the candidates hoping to unseat Pacheco, said CalPERS needs to be ready for economic changes and continue improving transparency as means to grow the fund.
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William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The shape of the Cloud AI market today The early days of AI seemed to follow the traditional challenger’s market, where AI startups threatened to unseat cloud incumbents.
—Bessemer Venture Partners, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District, where Bresnahan unseated longtime Democratic Representative Matthew Cartwright last year, is emblematic of the seats Democrats are hoping to win back in the midterms.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Trump carried the district in 2024, and Kaptur only narrowly fended off Republican Derek Merrin, who came within 2,922 votes of unseating her.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2025
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William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The shape of the Cloud AI market today The early days of AI seemed to follow the traditional challenger’s market, where AI startups threatened to unseat cloud incumbents.
—Bessemer Venture Partners, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District, where Bresnahan unseated longtime Democratic Representative Matthew Cartwright last year, is emblematic of the seats Democrats are hoping to win back in the midterms.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Trump carried the district in 2024, and Kaptur only narrowly fended off Republican Derek Merrin, who came within 2,922 votes of unseating her.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unseat
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Taylor Swift will likely not be deposed in Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni's legal battle.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Sep. 2025
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Wayfarer cofounder Steve Sarowitz, CEO Jamey Heath and Baldoni will be deposed later this month.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Sep. 2025
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Storms approaching the region start to reach cooler waters that aren't warm enough to fuel a hurricane and tradewinds in the region can topple a storm's cloud structure.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Minneapolis will approach 90 degrees Sunday while Memphis could topple its record daily high of 98 degrees on Monday.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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The total puts Ellison closer to dethroning Elon Musk as the world's wealthiest individual.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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Walton also dethroned L'Oréal heiress Francoise Bettencourt Meyers of France for the title of richest person in the world last fall.—
Alicia Park,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Unseat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unseat. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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