unthroning

present participle of unthrone

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unthroning
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
Verb
  • But after sacking Russell Martin, Rangers’ decision-makers have found the gig has all the magnetism of aluminium.
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Mason Taylor before anybody else moved on the Jets’ final offensive snap of the day, and buried any chance of catastrophe by sacking Justin Fields with some help from his friends, the fiercest pass-rush in the NFL.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But Cortes last week cited the trio’s lack of a criminal record, willingness to pay restitution and their voluntary participation in community service in dismissing the charges.
    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2025
  • His team plans to argue for dismissing the charges.
    Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Second, the flowing glacier brings more ice forward to replace what breaks off, slowing the cliff’s inland retreat and making a chain reaction of cliff toppling less likely.
    Evan Howell, Quanta Magazine, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Likewise, in 2022, youth protesters in Sri Lanka also succeeded in toppling the ruling regime.
    Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
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“Unthroning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unthroning. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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