dethroned; dethroning; dethrones
: to remove from a throne or place of power or prominence
dethrone a king
trying to dethrone the champion
dethroner
noun
Examples of dethrone in a Sentence
the nation's last monarch was dethroned in a popular uprising many years ago
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Whether or not the Falcons have enough to finally dethrone the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as NFC South champions, though, remains to be seen.
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Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Stablecoins are not about to dethrone the dollar overnight.
—Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Remember, the Patriots are slated to face the league's easiest schedule, per my projections, which gives them the best shot to dethrone the Bills.
—Austin Mock, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Teams throughout San Diego will try to figure out how to dethrone the Knights.
—Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
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Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Stablecoins are not about to dethrone the dollar overnight.
—Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Remember, the Patriots are slated to face the league's easiest schedule, per my projections, which gives them the best shot to dethrone the Bills.
—Austin Mock, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Teams throughout San Diego will try to figure out how to dethrone the Knights.
—Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dethrone
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“Dethrone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dethrone. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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