as in to depose
to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne)
the nation's last monarch was dethroned in a popular uprising many years ago
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Recent Examples of dethrone
Dodgers dethroned as our top 3 sees a major shakeup
Revisiting initial 2025 NFL Draft top 50: Which of Dane Brugler’s rankings hit the mark?
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Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 28 May 2025
Dodgers dethroned as our top 3 sees a major shakeup
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—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Despite the former Penn State Nittany Lion ruling the league last season in Philadelphia’s backfield and the Eagles dethroning the Kansas City Chiefs in dominating fashion in the Super Bowl, Saquon landing in Philly last year wasn’t a sure thing.
—Scott King, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Wallen dethroned The Weeknd’s Hurry Up Tomorrow for the biggest album debut of the year.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2025
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Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 28 May 2025
Dodgers dethroned as our top 3 sees a major shakeup
P.S.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Despite the former Penn State Nittany Lion ruling the league last season in Philadelphia’s backfield and the Eagles dethroning the Kansas City Chiefs in dominating fashion in the Super Bowl, Saquon landing in Philly last year wasn’t a sure thing.
—Scott King, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Wallen dethroned The Weeknd’s Hurry Up Tomorrow for the biggest album debut of the year.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dethrone
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The district court granted most of CREW's request for information, including deposing Gleason.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
23 May 2025
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Also in 1973, the Chilean military, with the C.I.A.’s help, deposed Chile’s president, Salvador Allende, and inaugurated what became a 17-year dictatorship.—
Lily Meyer,
The Dial,
20 May 2025
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One game after the Oilers were unsuccessful in challenging that Bennett interfered with Stuart Skinner during the game’s first goal, Bennett toppled over Skinner after getting contact from Ekholm later in the period.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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Any shift on the key issues could topple the high-wire act needed to please House and Senate Republicans.—
Benjamin Siegel,
ABC News,
7 June 2025
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Nathan Sage, a Marine Corps veteran who leads the Knoxville Chamber of Commerce, and Iowa state Representative J.D. Scholten—who almost unseated former U.S. Representative Steve King, a Republican, in a deeply conservative district in 2018.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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With representatives from the disloyal states still unseated in Congress, New Jersey Democrat Andrew Jackson Rogers articulated their perspective.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 June 2025
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“Dethrone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dethrone. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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