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
Bayer Leverkusen dethroned Germany’s perennial champions Bayern Munich that had won the league 11 years in a row.
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Paolo Confino, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2024
Regardless of the relative car performance, anyone wanting to dethrone Verstappen would still have to defeat him.
—Luke Smith, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
Villano suggests Torres will sign with the San Francisco Giants as a part of their plan to dethrone the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
After more than a week on the top of Netflix’s Top 10 list, and likely securing itself a second season as a result, The Madness has now been dethroned by a new series that is attracting exceptional critic scores, Black Doves.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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Paolo Confino, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2024
Regardless of the relative car performance, anyone wanting to dethrone Verstappen would still have to defeat him.
—Luke Smith, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
Villano suggests Torres will sign with the San Francisco Giants as a part of their plan to dethrone the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
After more than a week on the top of Netflix’s Top 10 list, and likely securing itself a second season as a result, The Madness has now been dethroned by a new series that is attracting exceptional critic scores, Black Doves.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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National News Florida woman charged with threatening health insurance company with ‘delay, deny, depose’ A Florida woman has been charged with threatening her health insurance provider during a phone...The Denver Post, The Denver Post, 15 Dec. 2024
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And from a humanitarian perspective, one of the very worst butchers in recent global history has been deposed.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Huffman fired the starting gun last month on a series of challenges to septuagenarian committee leaders by launching an insurgent bid to topple incumbent ranking member Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.).Andrew Solender, Axios, 16 Dec. 2024
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Photos of the week In pictures: Syrian rebels topple Assad regime 1 of 52 Check out more images, curated by CNN Photos.Andrew Torgan, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
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This new Speedmaster Pilot, priced at $9,500 in the US and £8,900 in the UK, might just unseat both as the most exciting Speedmaster of 2024.Chris Hall, WIRED, 10 Dec. 2024
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At those estimates, the follow-up to 2021’s Pushpa – The Rise unseats the previous record-holder for top India and global bows, 2017’s Baahubali: The Conclusion.Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Dethrone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dethrone. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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