as in to depose
to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne)
a movie studio chief who likes to boast that he can unmake any star in Hollywood if he wishes
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Recent Examples of unmake
The fabric of the world will soon be unmade by a confusion about flavors.
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Francesco Pacifico,
The Dial,
9 Dec. 2025
By shuffling these more personal images with his own photographs of their rooms—draperies, windows, unmade beds, a shower stall—Xu constructs a fascinating if confounding new reality, a stage set destined to be struck.
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Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
5 Dec. 2025
Pain can unmake a person’s world, almost literally.
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Boyce Upholt,
Southern Living,
19 Nov. 2025
In Peter Jackson’s hands, jewelry becomes geopolitics—one accessory to unmake a world.
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Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
25 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unmake
Francesco Pacifico,
The Dial,
9 Dec. 2025
By shuffling these more personal images with his own photographs of their rooms—draperies, windows, unmade beds, a shower stall—Xu constructs a fascinating if confounding new reality, a stage set destined to be struck.
—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
5 Dec. 2025
Pain can unmake a person’s world, almost literally.
—
Boyce Upholt,
Southern Living,
19 Nov. 2025
In Peter Jackson’s hands, jewelry becomes geopolitics—one accessory to unmake a world.
—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
25 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unmake
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On June 23, Los Angeles County Court declined to compel Woods to be deposed in California, as the defendants' legal team requested.
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The earthquakes pose a great challenge to Rodriguez, the former vice president whose governing coalition took shape after the United States mounted an operation that captured and deposed President Nicolás Maduro.
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Temperature records were toppled in several countries on the weekend, wildfires were sparked in Germany and Berlin police used water cannons to cool down the crowds.
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Temperature records were toppled in several countries on the weekend as wildfires were sparked in Germany and Berlin police used water cannons to cool down the crowds.
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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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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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The rivalry is so intense that overnight in Mexico, fans played instruments, sang, and made as much noise as possible outside the Ecuador team hotel to deprive the squad of sleep.
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Discomfort and harm are simply not the same thing, and continuing to deprive our children of discomfort is a sure way to set them up to fail in the real world.
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“Unmake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmake. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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