unseated

verb

past tense of unseat
as in deposed
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 unseated Two Republicans who unseated House Democrats in 2024 after promising to lower the cost of living are fighting to keep their seats amid rising prices. — Dan Merica, Washington Post, 15 July 2026 In June 2026, Utah voters unseated a longtime legislative leader, state Senate President Stuart Adams, who had helped get approval for a massive data center in the northwestern part of the state. — Laura Mullenbach, Fortune, 14 July 2026 This marks the first time in over a decade that Chick-fil-A, scoring 83, has been unseated from the top spot. — Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 Season 1 of the Netflix series ended with Staten being unseated as trustee of his family's ranch, while Quinn broke up with her boyfriend Davis (Eoin Macken) and left home to join the New York Philharmonic for six months. — Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026 Patti Stueckler, a Maryland real estate agent who unseated one of the incumbents, wrote on her campaign Facebook page Wednesday morning. — Story Hinckley, Christian Science Monitor, 24 June 2026 One of the commissioners is Joe Crowley, who was famously unseated in his primary by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. — Christopher Hooks, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026 According to the report, the southern pool deck edge became unseated from a supporting wall, causing a slab to sag and break away from the middle tower face. — Nbc South Florida, NBC news, 23 June 2026 Before going down with the season-ending ailment, Thornton had unseated Chau Smith-Wade as the team’s starting nickel corner prior to the Week 11 win over Atlanta. — Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unseated
  1. deposed
  2. toppled
  3. sacked
  4. dethroned
  5. dismissed
Verb
  • Since Maduro was deposed, only one detention center has ceased operations.
    — Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
  • It was revived after he was deposed in 2003 and grew steadily, from nearly 2 million participants that year to about 20 million in the mid-2010s.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 July 2026
Definition of deposed
Verb
  • The grizzly, with the dogs pursuing, had already toppled over.
    — Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 15 July 2026
  • The record comes just one day after Argentina toppled Switzerland 3-1 at Kansas City (Arrowhead) Stadium, marking the end of the last World Cup game in the city.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026
Definition of toppled
Verb
  • That all powered Bryce Young — who was sacked only 27 times — to a career year as a passer and paved the way for a 1,000-yard rusher in Rico Dowdle (who has since moved on in free agency).
    — Alex Zietlow July 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
  • He got sacked 23 times last season and was under pressure more than that.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
Definition of sacked
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  • The championship dethroned Argentina, which was trying to become the first repeat champion since Brazil in 1962.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 July 2026
  • Jaws became the very first summer blockbuster and was the highest-grossing movie of all time (until Star Wars dethroned it two years later).
    — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
Definition of dethroned
Verb
  • The case was ultimately dismissed and Levine has denied sending the messages.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
  • Faye dismissed Sonko as prime minister earlier this year, but Sonko’s party retained its large majority in parliament, and he was elected president of the National Assembly soon after.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
Definition of dismissed

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