as in to depose
to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne)
a governor who was unseated by the first successful recall in the state's history
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Recent Examples of unseat
Their victory would unseat Orbán's nationalist Fidesz party, which took power in 2010.
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ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
Some say Claude Code, bolstered by Anthropic’s $380 billion largesse, could soon unseat Cursor altogether.
—Matthew Heimer, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
If the digital nouveau riche have sufficient discretionary income to unseat the coupon-clipping linear-TV gang, all that outsized buying power may not necessarily translate to a full-on tech takeover.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Ricky Robbins got the closest to unseating McFadden with 31%.
—Ryan Oehrli
march 17, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
Some say Claude Code, bolstered by Anthropic’s $380 billion largesse, could soon unseat Cursor altogether.
—Matthew Heimer, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
If the digital nouveau riche have sufficient discretionary income to unseat the coupon-clipping linear-TV gang, all that outsized buying power may not necessarily translate to a full-on tech takeover.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Ricky Robbins got the closest to unseating McFadden with 31%.
—Ryan Oehrli
march 17, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unseat
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On Sunday, deposed starter Antonio Senzatela looked reborn as a long reliever.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
29 Mar. 2026
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The ruling allows the case to move forward so attorneys can gather records, depose witnesses and examine jail practices.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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In Bangladesh, which saw its government toppled by mass protests in 2024, 53% of the population is under 30.—
John Rennie Short,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2026
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Could Iran end up like Libya, where a NATO air campaign in 2011 helped topple a decades-old dictatorship, but paved the way for the disintegration of the Libyan state into a thicket of rival factions and warring militias?—
Ishaan Tharoor,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Then Buttered Popcorn dethroned it in 1998, bumping the cherry classic from its perch.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
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Very Cherry held the title of most popular Jelly Belly flavor for two decades until Buttered Popcorn dethroned it in 1998.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Unseat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unseat. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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