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
While Walker is far from elite, he’s been a respectable starter the last two years and could be tough to unseat.
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Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
Moreno went on to unseat Brown in the general election.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Gutfeld! was the first late-night program to unseat Colbert as the ratings leader since 2017, and has topped the program for three years straight.
—Judith Y. Kim, The Washington Examiner, 23 July 2025
The tempestuous situation poses a myriad of thorny questions for which there are no easy answers considering no president ever has tried to unseat a Fed chair.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 19 July 2025
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Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
Moreno went on to unseat Brown in the general election.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Gutfeld! was the first late-night program to unseat Colbert as the ratings leader since 2017, and has topped the program for three years straight.
—Judith Y. Kim, The Washington Examiner, 23 July 2025
The tempestuous situation poses a myriad of thorny questions for which there are no easy answers considering no president ever has tried to unseat a Fed chair.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 19 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unseat
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The two parties had agreed to be deposed in the same week in person, with LaBeouf going first.—
Arimeta Diop,
Vulture,
24 July 2025
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Like all defendants, the Wayfarer Parties are entitled to depose Lively to develop evidence crucial to their defense.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
14 July 2025
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In this latest wave, a new kind of influencer wants to wage race wars, topple modern democracies, share assassination techniques, and replace society with all-white ethno-states.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The move came just as Israel’s parliament broke for summer recess, meaning that Netanyahu’s far-right coalition partners couldn’t take out their ire by threatening to topple the government.—
Ruth Margalit,
New Yorker,
5 Aug. 2025
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This week, Rylie Jeffries had won the Head of Household competition, but he was dethroned by Mickey Lee, who used her HOH Interrogation Power to take his spot.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Summer has officially been dethroned: Fall is making a case for itself as the best wedding season.—
Elly Leavitt,
Vogue,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Unseat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unseat. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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