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as in to topple
to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne)
a military junta deposed the dictator after he had bankrupted the country
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as in to situate
to arrange something in a certain spot or position
deposed her fan and gloves on the dressing table
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Recent Examples of depose
OpenAI is the Sam Altman show, as became very clear in 2023 when he was briefly deposed as OpenAI’s philosopher-king.
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Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 29 Apr. 2026
The House oversight committee held depositions with former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in late February after Comer deposed the couple.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2026
The committee has deposed numerous people who knew Epstein, including Ohio billionaire Les Wexner, who hired Epstein to manage his finances, and former President Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
—Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Last week, Polis was deposed under oath by Moss’ attorneys.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
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Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 29 Apr. 2026
The House oversight committee held depositions with former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in late February after Comer deposed the couple.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2026
The committee has deposed numerous people who knew Epstein, including Ohio billionaire Les Wexner, who hired Epstein to manage his finances, and former President Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
—Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Last week, Polis was deposed under oath by Moss’ attorneys.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for depose
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In another situation, a little over a mile away, firefighters were responding to power lines toppled by strong winds.—
Julia Avant,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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On May 7, the midfielder surpassed 331 career goals for the Raiders, toppling the school record that Dietrick held since 2011.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
18 May 2026
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Company attorneys said trial witnesses are reluctant to testify before the criminal case has been resolved.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 May 2026
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Zwerner was the first witness called to testify in the trial.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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The Abboud sisters came from Anqoun, a hillside town situated above the coastal city of Sidon, which is about an hour south of Beirut.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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As the parties get situated in the courtroom, the unorthodox judge (Paul McCrane, excellent) comes flying out of his chambers, and the wildest, most fantasyland custody hearing ever to appear on film unfolds.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
20 May 2026
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His grandfather, Charles I, was the last emperor before being dethroned at the end of the First World War and the empire being dissolved.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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Title odds show New York Liberty at +220 favored to dethrone champ Las Vegas Aces at +390.—
Greg Cote
May 3,
Miami Herald,
3 May 2026
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Her team quickly put together a plan to help coördinate repairs, secure new electrical generators, implement a triage system, and organize trainings for staff.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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The Bengals, who at one point trailed 6-1, put the game on ice with eight runs in the bottom of the sixth.—
Tony Baranek,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
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United also won the FA Cup under Erik ten Hag in 2024 though he was sacked later that year and replaced by Ruben Amorim, who himself was dismissed in January 2026.—
Sam Joseph,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Starmer sacked Mandelson last September after a trove of emails revealed the depth of his ties with Epstein.—
Elizabeth Piper,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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The Iran nuclear deal, a 2015 accord reached under President Barack Obama, had placed limitations on Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for relief from economic sanctions.—
Brooke Migdon,
PEOPLE,
20 May 2026
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The Chelmsford Board of Selectmen voted Monday night to place injured firefighter Nick Spinale on administrative leave.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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The court recommended that the petition be dismissed, and that the organizations be given one month to submit the employee lists.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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Even the foundations of today’s artificial intelligence boom were laid by the NSF in the 1980s and 1990s, when neural networks were a backwater dismissed by mainstream computer science.—
Gautam Mukunda,
Twin Cities,
14 May 2026
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“Depose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depose. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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