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
McDonald’s is the world’s most valuable restaurant brand, dethroning Starbucks for the first time in a decade.
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Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 25 Mar. 2025
Rare Beauty is known for its Liquid Blush, but the brand’s new Bouncy Blush might just have the potential to dethrone it.
—Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 28 Mar. 2025
As a prominent Ballon d’Or frontrunner, the 28-year-old was expected to significantly contribute to the team’s efforts to dethrone Chelsea.
—Julia Ranney, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
This is another group that has people in it who could dethrone Scheffler for the title.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
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Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 25 Mar. 2025
Rare Beauty is known for its Liquid Blush, but the brand’s new Bouncy Blush might just have the potential to dethrone it.
—Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 28 Mar. 2025
As a prominent Ballon d’Or frontrunner, the 28-year-old was expected to significantly contribute to the team’s efforts to dethrone Chelsea.
—Julia Ranney, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
This is another group that has people in it who could dethrone Scheffler for the title.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dethrone
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Manafort was a former fixer for Ukrainian President Victor Yanukovich, who attempted to thwart Ukrainians’ desire to join Europe only to be deposed by the Maidan Revolution of Dignity and forced to flee to Moscow in 2014.—
Garry Kasparov,
The Atlantic,
28 Feb. 2025
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During Friday's hearing, Fink cleared the way for Kelly’s wife, Wanda, to be deposed for another 90 minutes by state prosecutors.—
José Ignacio Castañeda Perez,
The Arizona Republic,
15 Feb. 2025
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The number of sites, and whether they are secured, has been a mystery since rebels toppled Mr. al-Assad last year.—
Megha Rajagopalan,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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Rafah residents said most of the local population had followed Israel's order to leave, as Israeli strikes toppled buildings there.—
Nidal al-Mughrabi and Mahmoud Issa,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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Still, Ty Simpson is leading the competition and will be hard to unseat, and Keelon Russell is continuing to push.—
Kennington Smith III,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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The Bulldogs would like to unseat Antioch, which has won at least a share of the conference title for four straight years and earned a third-place trophy and two second-place trophies at the 3A state tournament in the past three seasons.—
Bobby Narang,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Dethrone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dethrone. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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