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
Cleaver at risk As Republicans fight over who will succeed Graves, several candidates are also hoping to unseat Cleaver, who’s represented Kansas City in Congress since 2005.
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
Bailey, a downstate farmer who is making his second bid to unseat Pritzker, has already pledged to lower property taxes, a campaign plank in his Republican challenge to the incumbent.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Facebook and Instagram each have 3 billion monthly users, an unthinkable global reach that’s hard to unseat.
—Catherine Thorbecke, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2026
Some say Claude Code, bolstered by Anthropic’s $380 billion largesse, could soon unseat Cursor altogether.
—Matthew Heimer, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
Bailey, a downstate farmer who is making his second bid to unseat Pritzker, has already pledged to lower property taxes, a campaign plank in his Republican challenge to the incumbent.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Facebook and Instagram each have 3 billion monthly users, an unthinkable global reach that’s hard to unseat.
—Catherine Thorbecke, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2026
Some say Claude Code, bolstered by Anthropic’s $380 billion largesse, could soon unseat Cursor altogether.
—Matthew Heimer, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unseat
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By early 1719 the Sayyids resolved to depose him, and their forces surrounded his fort in Delhi.—
Tamanna Nangia,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Attorneys for Mottola say the music executive was never subpoenaed or deposed.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2026
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Alli Gianetti launched a three-run homer, while Mya Jagodinski connected for a go-ahead two-run double as Essex Tech rallied from a five-run deficit to topple Triton in Cape Ann League play, 7-6.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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Those shifts are significant enough to affect weather around the world, like a series of dominoes toppling over.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2026
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Plus, though last year’s obsession with polka dots hasn’t completely died down, eye-catching horizontal stripes are threatening to dethrone spots as the pattern du jour.—
Jordan Julian,
InStyle,
9 Apr. 2026
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Movie pulled in $130 million from 4,200 North American theaters to arrive as the year’s biggest opening — dethroning the Ryan Gosling sci-fi crowd pleaser Project Hail Mary, which claimed the title of 2026’s biggest debut just seven days earlier.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Unseat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unseat. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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