as in to depose
to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne)
the nation's last monarch was dethroned in a popular uprising many years ago
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Recent Examples of dethrone
In the post, Beau noted the bull’s green scores, 480 4/8 net and 490 4/8 gross, which would be enough for the bull to dethrone the Spider Bull as the all-time Boone & Crockett non-typical world record.
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Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 13 Mar. 2025
The show has become a top charting podcast, often sitting at the #1 spot, but it has been dethroned a few times on different charts.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Regardless, the usual powers, like Torrey Pines, will attempt to dethrone the Dons.
—Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
The sci-fi fantasy — marking the first film from South Korean director Bong Joon Ho since 2019's Oscar-winning phenomenon Parasite — debuted with a solid start of $19.1 million in domestic markets, per Comscore, dethroning Captain America: Brave New World after its three-week streak at No. 1.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2025
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Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 13 Mar. 2025
The show has become a top charting podcast, often sitting at the #1 spot, but it has been dethroned a few times on different charts.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Regardless, the usual powers, like Torrey Pines, will attempt to dethrone the Dons.
—Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
The sci-fi fantasy — marking the first film from South Korean director Bong Joon Ho since 2019's Oscar-winning phenomenon Parasite — debuted with a solid start of $19.1 million in domestic markets, per Comscore, dethroning Captain America: Brave New World after its three-week streak at No. 1.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2025
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Manafort was a former fixer for Ukrainian President Victor Yanukovich, who attempted to thwart Ukrainians’ desire to join Europe only to be deposed by the Maidan Revolution of Dignity and forced to flee to Moscow in 2014.—
Garry Kasparov,
The Atlantic,
28 Feb. 2025
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During Friday's hearing, Fink cleared the way for Kelly’s wife, Wanda, to be deposed for another 90 minutes by state prosecutors.—
José Ignacio Castañeda Perez,
The Arizona Republic,
15 Feb. 2025
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The number of sites, and whether they are secured, has been a mystery since rebels toppled Mr. al-Assad last year.—
Megha Rajagopalan,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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Rafah residents said most of the local population had followed Israel's order to leave, as Israeli strikes toppled buildings there.—
Nidal al-Mughrabi and Mahmoud Issa,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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Still, Ty Simpson is leading the competition and will be hard to unseat, and Keelon Russell is continuing to push.—
Kennington Smith III,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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The Bulldogs would like to unseat Antioch, which has won at least a share of the conference title for four straight years and earned a third-place trophy and two second-place trophies at the 3A state tournament in the past three seasons.—
Bobby Narang,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Dethrone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dethrone. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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