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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Taylor Swift will likely not be deposed in Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni's legal battle.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Sep. 2025 -
Wayfarer cofounder Steve Sarowitz, CEO Jamey Heath and Baldoni will be deposed later this month.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Sep. 2025
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Mayfield was sacked twice and hit three times.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
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He was sacked only once, and that was the result of his fumbling the ball backward, and then having to scramble to recover it.—
Jim Keyser,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Sep. 2025
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That it'll either get dismissed by a judge, there'll be a hung jury, there'll be an acquittal.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Sep. 2025
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While independent reviews have dismissed claims of FBI orchestration, Patel’s criticism of Wray keeps pressure on the bureau, and his contradictory comments to Trump's regarding January 6 highlight divisions within the Republican Party over how to interpret the events at the Capitol.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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In 2018, Dixon was charged with simple assault stemming from unrest during the night when the Silent Sam statue at UNC was forcibly toppled by left-wing rioters, according to WRAL.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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The force of the water had toppled their refrigerator; the beds, their other furniture, their clothing floated around them.—
Michelle Boudin,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Unthroned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unthroned. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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