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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
The Joyces are set to be deposed when discovery is complete.
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Olivia Bensimon,
Curbed,
17 June 2026
For fruit plantations, Guatemala’s Jacobo Arbenz Guzman was deposed in 1954.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
Conspicuously absent in the edit is the follow-up question from the attorney deposing Cavanaugh, who asked whether DOGE actually managed to reduce the deficit.
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Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
But then those detectives were deposed and trapped themselves in lies.
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Paul Solotaroff,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for depose
Olivia Bensimon,
Curbed,
17 June 2026
For fruit plantations, Guatemala’s Jacobo Arbenz Guzman was deposed in 1954.
—
Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
Conspicuously absent in the edit is the follow-up question from the attorney deposing Cavanaugh, who asked whether DOGE actually managed to reduce the deficit.
—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
But then those detectives were deposed and trapped themselves in lies.
—
Paul Solotaroff,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for depose
Recent Examples of Synonyms for depose
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Hurst in ‘93 was among the first inside the church upon the flooding, which lifted the pews off the floor and toppled the statues and rose high enough, more than 9 feet, to fill the pulpit.
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Many injuries were reported in Wisconsin’s Walworth County after the storm toppled trees, knocked down power lines and damaged buildings, said Tom Hausner, undersheriff for the Walworth County Sheriff’s department.
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King planned to have King’s wife retrieve them after his indictment, Arriola testified.
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Zarrius also testified about his actions afterward, saying they were done in a panic.
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Ukraine's military general staff said Monday that the strike caused a fire at the facility, which is situated nearly 2,500 kilometers (1,553 miles) from Ukrainian territory and close to Russia's border with Kazakhstan.
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The master bedroom is situated downstairs, so has ample headroom to stand upright.
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With ruthless competitors who will stop at nothing to dethrone and destroy them, the Whitlocks are a blue-collar dynasty at the edge of extinction – and the old king is fighting to hold onto the crown.
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Messi's 17th and subsequent 18th goal during the game set a new bar in the World Cup for top scorer— dethroning Germany's Miroslav Klose who had previously held the record at 16 goals.
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In his fifth-inning at-bat, Stephenson was on the other side of two successful challenges by Rutschman that put him down 1-2 in the count instead of up 3-0.
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Go on, put the 131-cube (2,147 cc) monster engine into that one.
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The Hightowers, Rhaenyra soon learns, have sacked the town of Tumbleton, a thriving city on the border of the Crownlands and the Reach.
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That came in the spring of 2025, about 11 months after his dad had been sacked as coach, when Pochettino, the new manager, gave the younger Berhalter his first national team call-up.
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By then Tanacharison is telling Washington that he is mystically protected, in the mode of certain Indigenous warriors who were placed on earth to be leaders.
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The Supreme Court lifted a block that a lower court placed on the stops.
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In April, the Superior Court dismissed the three citations Hubbard received in May 2025 when no park ranger or city attorney appeared for the prosecution, his lawsuit states.
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Freeney did not dismiss the business side of the arrangement.
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“Depose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depose. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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