unseating 1 of 2

present participle of unseat

unseating

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noun

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Recent Examples of unseating
Noun
Opponents of the recall warned that the special election could be costly and disruptive and questioned the motives of those with a public interest in unseating White early. Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025 But unseating Healey in Democrat and progressive Massachusetts will be a herculean task. Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 6 Sep. 2025 For Windows users, nothing has come close to unseating Chrome’s de facto default status in the Windows ecosystem or even denting its market share. Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 3 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 Museveni is seeking another term to extend his nearly 40-year grip on Uganda, which makes unseating him a tall order even for Wine. Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2025 Forget unseating the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC East. Jim Barnes august 22, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Aug. 2025 Daniel Jones has emerged victorious for the starting job, unseating young signal caller Anthony Richardson for the job. Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unseating
Verb
  • Just five days later, on September 9, demonstrators stormed and set fire to key government buildings, deposing the administration, as the BBC reported.
    Javier Bastardo, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Gulf countries — led by Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE — have pledged more than $10 billion in reconstruction projects and aid since the overthrow of the Assad regime in December.
    Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 29 Sep. 2025
  • By demanding clarity and presence, the clear and present danger test intentionally protected political speech — even speech calling for the violent overthrow of the federal government — absent the immediacy and probability of the speech causing that result.
    Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • He was also charged with assault during the 2018 toppling of UNC’s Silent Sam statue, a case that was later dismissed, according to WRAL.
    Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025
  • After a bunch of toppling, wacky noises and looks of despair, Morgan secures what feels like her 75th veto of the season.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • What Happens Next Roberts will remain in ICE custody pending removal.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
  • How To Remove Leaves During the fall, experts advise keeping up with leaf removal.
    Lauren David, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But Williams sealed the Pats’ only win of the season thus far, sacking Tua Tagovailoa on the Dolphins’ final offensive snap with less than two minutes left in Week 2.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The Giants largely held Jayden Daniels in check, particularly after halftime, while sacking him 3 times.
    Howard Megdal, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Arkansas has only finished in the Top 25 once since Petrino’s 2012 ouster, and went 32-34 under Pittman, so many are more than willing to forgive and forget at this point.
    Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • After Milošević’s ouster in the Bulldozer Revolution of 2000, Vučić spent a decade in opposition before returning to government in 2012.
    Hanna Begić, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The total puts Ellison closer to dethroning Elon Musk as the world's wealthiest individual.
    Jordan Novet, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
  • In December 2023, the Eras tour became the highest-grossing tour of all time, amassing over $1 billion, dethroning Elton John's years-long Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, per Rolling Stone.
    Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The impeachment effort is unlikely to succeed due to Republican control of both the House and Senate.
    Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025
  • As a House member, Schiff led the first impeachment against Trump for withholding aid from Ukraine in an effort to pressure its president Volodymyr Zelenskyy to perform a political favor.
    Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025

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“Unseating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unseating. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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