as in to depose
to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne)
a movie studio chief who likes to boast that he can unmake any star in Hollywood if he wishes
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Recent Examples of unmake
My bed is unmade, a pile of unfolded laundry sits over my right shoulder, and a $9.99 Muhammad Ali poster hangs on my wall.
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thehustle.co, 1 Nov. 2024
Blockbuster franchises, while appealing to many, leave just as many great script ideas unmade.
—Larry Dvoskin, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2024
Segovia says the organization wants to remind trans Texans that their identities are valid, no matter what rules state agencies make and unmake.
—Nico Lang, Them, 3 Sep. 2024
High Culture The biggest buildings mankind never built From the Palace of the Soviets to The Illinois, these unmade buildings would have taken the art of architecture to whole new heights.
—Big Think, 24 June 2024
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thehustle.co, 1 Nov. 2024
Blockbuster franchises, while appealing to many, leave just as many great script ideas unmade.
—Larry Dvoskin, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2024
Segovia says the organization wants to remind trans Texans that their identities are valid, no matter what rules state agencies make and unmake.
—Nico Lang, Them, 3 Sep. 2024
High Culture The biggest buildings mankind never built From the Palace of the Soviets to The Illinois, these unmade buildings would have taken the art of architecture to whole new heights.
—Big Think, 24 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for unmake
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmake
Verb
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Doll predicts both sides will want to move forward with the discovery process and deposing potential witnesses.—
Eric Andersson,
People.com,
25 Jan. 2025
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The massive rally around Tesla led in January 2021 to Elon Musk deposing Bezos.—
Dylan Matthews,
Vox,
2 Jan. 2025
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Students and their supporters say their goal was never to topple Mr. Vucic.—
Andrew Higgins,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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Gaetz, once a key surrogate for the governor in the early years of his administration, became a critic during the Republican presidential primary as DeSantis sought to topple Trump as the GOP’s presidential nominee.—
Ana Ceballos,
Miami Herald,
6 Feb. 2025
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Ex-head coach Julen Lopetegui was sacked and had been replaced by Graham Potter.—
Roshane Thomas,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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He was sacked three times and threw two interceptions, finishing with a QB rating of 42.2. NFL pundits began to question Mahomes’ legacy in the immediate aftermath of the game.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
12 Feb. 2025
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Last month, federal prosecutors in Texas dismissed charges against a doctor accused of unlawfully sharing health records from a children's hospital there.—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
18 Feb. 2025
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In October, San Diego Superior Court Judge Aaron Katz dismissed the charge against Lor, ruling that the law requires the threat be specific toward the person allegedly threatened.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
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Starting in late 2022, the Biden Administration imposed several rounds of export controls on China in an effort to deprive the country of technology that Washington fears Beijing could use to make the next generation of weapons and AI systems.—
John Liu,
CNN,
10 Feb. 2025
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Together, these provisions could be used to force a company like Apple, that would never build a backdoor into its products, to publicly withdraw critical security features from the UK market, depriving UK users of these protections.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Unmake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmake. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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