UNTHRONED Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

unthroned

verb

past tense of unthrone

as in deposed

to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne) the board of directors unthroned the CEO when it became clear that he was not going to reverse the company's sagging fortunes anytime soon

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To offset the salary and dump a disappointing player, the Sox sent deposed closer Seranthony Domínguez, along with prospects Boston Smith and Nolan Jones, to Seattle.

— Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
Sharaa later led the push that finally deposed Bashar in December 2024, more than a decade after the Syrian revolt against his brutal and corrupt rule began in 2011.

— Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

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Critics dismissed the elections, which were held in December and January, as a sham designed to consolidate the military’s grip on power while ostensibly restoring civilian rule.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
Comey’s lawyers are pressing to have the case dismissed, accusing the department of misleading judges, submitting documents containing false statements and withholding key facts.

— Alanna Durkin Richer, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026

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Foreign oil companies and investors are moving into Venezuela seven months after the US toppled then-President Nicolás Maduro, betting the world’s largest crude reserves are finally open for business.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Voice of America’s Persian Service began airing in its current form in 1979, shortly after the Iranian Revolution toppled the Shah and installed the Islamist clerics who rule the country to this day.

— Marc Fisher, New Yorker, 30 July 2026

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