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
Gaines has vowed to help unseat all 45 Democrat senators who voted against the bill, and has not ruled out a potential run for political office herself in the future.
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Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2025
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
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
Democrats are aiming to unseat Collins, Husted, and Tillis.
—Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Mar. 2025
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Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2025
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
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
Democrats are aiming to unseat Collins, Husted, and Tillis.
—Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unseat
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This means government officials from Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the state will be deposed under oath.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
16 Apr. 2025
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Both men, who are two of Sudan’s most powerful generals, jointly deposed the country’s long-time leader Omar al-Bashir in 2019 and subsequently played a role in a military coup two years later.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
16 Apr. 2025
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The deadly blast toppled American notions of safety, exposed anti-government rage and unified a grieving city.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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But as the damage fades and the years march on, toppled trees and downed branches create gaps in the canopy that let light penetrate to the forest floor.—
Marina Wang,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Apr. 2025
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Beef liver may not be a gladiator-crushing lion ready to dethrone kale in some fictive nutritional coliseum.—
Valerie Trapp,
The Atlantic,
17 Apr. 2025
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But apart from prompting criticism from leading broadcasters such as HBO, SPI International and A+E Networks, which issued a joint statement denouncing homophobia, the law did nothing to dethrone Hungary as one of the world’s top production hubs.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Unseat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unseat. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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