as in to depose
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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Recent Examples of unthrone
Under Armour and Curry still have work to do to unthrone Nike and the King, but the Curry 4 is a promising indication of where UA could be in a couple years time.
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Jake Woolf, GQ, 14 Dec. 2017
Jake Woolf, GQ, 14 Dec. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unthrone
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At the center of the defense team’s argument was Khalil Quinan, the former lead prosecutor on the case, who withdrew after a judge ruled he could be deposed and questioned under oath about his access to the material.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
22 May 2025
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Sauer made his request following a lower court's decision to allow a government watchdog to depose DOGE staffers to gain greater understanding of the department's workings, arguing it should be subjected to the same rules which apply to any federal agency.—
Dan Gooding
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 May 2025
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It was sent to Arron Lambert, the shop’s owner, in January 2022, a month before the Argentinian was sacked.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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The 166-year-old St. Francis College in New York City, has sacked a quarter of its staff.—
Jon Marcus,
NPR,
18 May 2025
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The region went dark late Saturday morning, after a high-voltage line in the region toppled over, RTE said on X.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
24 May 2025
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The safe barrier protecting dozens of butterflies at a Missouri zoo was breached as winds toppled trees and tornadoes ripped through the state.—
Kate Linderman,
Kansas City Star,
23 May 2025
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The charges were dismissed because West’s cause of death was not determined, and some evidence had been illegally obtained. (Netflix) Lewis was convicted of six counts of mail fraud in a 1981 credit card scheme in Kansas City.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
25 May 2025
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The case against him was ultimately dismissed last July after the prosecutors committed a Brady violation.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
24 May 2025
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On June 3, 1988, the Pistons uncrowned the Boston Celtics, 95-90, in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals to win the series, 4-2.—
Evan Petzold,
Detroit Free Press,
3 June 2020
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Many considered him Italy’s uncrowned sovereign, the steward of the country’s economic renaissance from the postwar period through the turbulent 1970s.—
Brenda Cronin,
WSJ,
16 Dec. 2017
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“Unthrone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unthrone. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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