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as in deposing
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 unseating
Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2025
That’s likely to make voters think twice before unseating her, even when national tides run against Republicans.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
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
Verb
The race to shore up California’s Democratic-majority congressional delegation by unseating five Republican representatives has drawn national attention and become one of the most expensive contests in history.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2025
That’s likely to make voters think twice before unseating her, even when national tides run against Republicans.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unseating
Noun
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Douglass’s former North Star co-editor, Martin Delany, who had been admitted to Harvard Medical School but was forced out after white students complained, responded to Dred Scott — and the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 — by writing a novel whose hero escapes bondage and plots an overthrow of slavery.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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This led to the overthrow and death of dictator Muammar Gaddafi, and years of chaos and civil strife.—
David Smilde,
Time,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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To justify going to war against Iraq—which had played no role at all in the 9/11 attacks—Cheney reached into the bureaucracies to cherry-pick intelligence that would support deposing Saddam.—
Karl Vick,
Time,
4 Nov. 2025
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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
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Since attacks like SessionReaper can expose your personal data to criminal marketplaces, consider using a reputable data removal service that continuously scans and deletes your private information, such as your address, phone number and email, from data broker sites.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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Sky Roberts, the brother of the late Jeffrey Epstein accuser, cried when reflecting on how his sister would have reacted to the removal of the former prince's title and honors.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Dodgers got to rejoice again once Saturday night turned to Sunday morning, toppling the Toronto Blue Jays in a Game 7 classic to become baseball’s first repeat champions in a quarter century.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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There was one instance of vandals toppling monuments.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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Khan blamed the army and the United States for engineering his ouster, and led energetic protests demanding immediate, fresh elections.—
Rafia Zakaria,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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Tidmarsh’s ouster is the latest in a string of haphazard leadership changes at the agency, which has been rocked for months by firings, departures and controversial decisions on vaccines, fluoride and other products.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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If Haaland isn’t my choice here, there should be serious consideration at The Athletic about sacking me.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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The defensive line took advantage of a weak Auburn O-line, sacking Arnold five times.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Long-time political writer Andrew Sullivan wrote earlier this year that this theory has support stretching back to the 1970s and the impeachment and resignation of Richard Nixon (in whose White House Cheney served, early in his career, along with several other Bush cabinet members).—
Calvin Woodward,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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By 2019 Trump was refusing to cooperate with congress, especially in connection with his impeachment.—
John M. Crisp,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The total puts Ellison closer to dethroning Elon Musk as the world's wealthiest individual.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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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
Cite this Entry
“Unseating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unseating. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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