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 Then Buttered Popcorn dethroned it in 1998, bumping the cherry classic from its perch. —
Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026 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 Hidalgo will now try to help the 25-10 Irish team dethrone the juggernaut that is UConn. —Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026 The Pahlavi Dynasty was dethroned in 1979 during the Islamic Revolution and replaced with the Islamic Republic of Iran. —Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dethrone
Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026 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 Hidalgo will now try to help the 25-10 Irish team dethrone the juggernaut that is UConn. —Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026 The Pahlavi Dynasty was dethroned in 1979 during the Islamic Revolution and replaced with the Islamic Republic of Iran. —Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dethrone
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King is especially distraught in the season finale after learning that she'll be deposed again in a lawsuit against the ER — a suit and deposition that has burdened the doctor all season.— Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
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Supporters of Reza Pahlavi, son of the shah deposed in the 1979 Islamic Revolution, deny the campaign’s responsibility for such threats and accuse government agents of posing as activists online.— Adam Geller, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
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Lightning — bright red and designed by Chinese smartphone brand Honor — slammed into a barricade and toppled down the stretch, but the robot helped itself back up with human assistance and propelled its three-foot-long legs to victory.— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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Trump’s first target was Venezuelan autocrat Maduro, a close ally of Cuba, and many Cuban Americans saw that intervention as a step toward realizing Rubio’s desire to topple the island’s communist government.— The Week US, TheWeek, 20 Apr. 2026
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Forsberg might have unseated Darcy Kuemper as the Kings’ first-choice goalie for the postseason after yet another strong performance down the stretch combined with Kuemper’s noticeable struggles since returning from the Olympics.— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
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But close to 1,000 people had gathered in the town square, all of them waiting for Péter Magyar, a onetime Orbán loyalist who broke with the prime minister two years ago and is now trying to unseat him in elections on Sunday.— Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Dethrone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/dethrone. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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