dethroned

verb

Definition of dethronednext
past tense of dethrone
as in deposed
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 dethroned Podcasting king Joe Rogan might soon be dethroned. — Melvin Backman, Quartz, 20 Dec. 2024 Then, of course, there’s Google Search and the company’s hefty investments into AI to ensure its foundational business isn’t dethroned by upstart services like ChatGPT from Microsoft -backed OpenAI. — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024 His reign was short-lived as he was dethroned after just 27 days, likely due to misconduct. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 14 Dec. 2024

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