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
Osborn, a union man unafraid of confronting oligarchy, will once again campaign as an independent in next year’s senatorial race in Nebraska, hoping to unseat the billionaire incumbent, Pete Ricketts.
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Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Tyler Perry had a good run with the second season of his series, Beauty and Black, landing on top of Netflix’s Top 10 list for a while, but now it’s been unseated by a new, pretty high-profile production.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
In 2022, when Republicans hoped a redrawn map could help unseat Davids, the Democrat increased her margin of victory to 12% in a rematch with her 2020 opponent, Amanda Adkins.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
University of Colorado Regent Wanda James unveiled her campaign to unseat Colorado’s longest-serving congressional lawmaker on Wednesday, hoping to ride a wave of Democratic dissatisfaction with longtime party officials.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 17 Sep. 2025
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Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Tyler Perry had a good run with the second season of his series, Beauty and Black, landing on top of Netflix’s Top 10 list for a while, but now it’s been unseated by a new, pretty high-profile production.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
In 2022, when Republicans hoped a redrawn map could help unseat Davids, the Democrat increased her margin of victory to 12% in a rematch with her 2020 opponent, Amanda Adkins.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
University of Colorado Regent Wanda James unveiled her campaign to unseat Colorado’s longest-serving congressional lawmaker on Wednesday, hoping to ride a wave of Democratic dissatisfaction with longtime party officials.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 17 Sep. 2025
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But the arrest on Kelce’s property came two days after a judge overseeing the Lively-Baldoni case denied a request from Baldoni’s legal team for an extension to depose Swift, ABC News reported.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
23 Sep. 2025
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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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The comedically top-heavy sausages, which can easily topple forwards into the dirt, temporarily take center stage as the baseball players gaze on in amusement from their dugouts, sometimes wagering on the outcome.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Republicans toppled the Democrats’ huge House majority and seized the speaker’s gavel from Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) by gaining 63 seats, mostly by running on a pro-repeal message.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Oct. 2025
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By shirking the Democratic brand, Osborn has a shot at winning his race, as Cockburn points out, and may offer a model for other candidates attempting to dethrone Republicans in rural red states.—
Harpers Magazine,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Elon Musk was dethroned as the richest man in the world last week.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Unseat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unseat. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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