dethroned; dethroning; dethrones
: to remove from a throne or place of power or prominence
dethrone a king
trying to dethrone the champion
dethroner
noun
Examples of dethrone in a Sentence
the nation's last monarch was dethroned in a popular uprising many years ago
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The two have vied to be the richest woman in the past, including in 2019, when Bettencourt Meyers briefly dethroned Walton that year until Walton surpassed her in 2020.
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 3 July 2025
EVs that could dethrone Tesla Automotive research company Cox Automotive published an electric vehicle sales report for the first quarter of 2025.
—Charles Singh, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
But now, at long last, Ginny and Georgia has fallen down Netflix’s top 10 list, dethroned by not just one but two new shows.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Last year, The Traitors dethroned perennial winner RuPaul’s Drag Race as best reality competition program, while The Daily Show won the Emmy for best talk series.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2025
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 3 July 2025
EVs that could dethrone Tesla Automotive research company Cox Automotive published an electric vehicle sales report for the first quarter of 2025.
—Charles Singh, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
But now, at long last, Ginny and Georgia has fallen down Netflix’s top 10 list, dethroned by not just one but two new shows.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Last year, The Traitors dethroned perennial winner RuPaul’s Drag Race as best reality competition program, while The Daily Show won the Emmy for best talk series.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2025
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“Dethrone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dethrone. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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