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
The Eagles want greatness − and the pleasure of unseating a rival.
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Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
Hall was elected as Michigan House speaker after Michigan Republicans took back the chamber in November, unseating former Democratic House Speaker Joe Tate.
—Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Feb. 2025
The long jump record unseated a prior mark that had stood since 2003.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 18 Jan. 2025
The Constitutional Court of South Korea began formal deliberations on Tuesday to decide whether to unseat President Yoon Suk Yeol.
—Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
Hall was elected as Michigan House speaker after Michigan Republicans took back the chamber in November, unseating former Democratic House Speaker Joe Tate.
—Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Feb. 2025
The long jump record unseated a prior mark that had stood since 2003.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 18 Jan. 2025
The Constitutional Court of South Korea began formal deliberations on Tuesday to decide whether to unseat President Yoon Suk Yeol.
—Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unseat
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Alec Baldwin will be deposed in May over his role in the October 2021 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of Rust.—
Winston Cho,
The Hollywood Reporter,
4 Mar. 2025
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The investigators later traveled to New York to depose Bridges.—
Rebecca Brenner Graham / Made by History,
TIME,
4 Mar. 2025
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Power outages increased as tree branches laden with snow broke under the weight, toppling onto power lines.—
Jim Foerster,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Records can be broken, anyone can win, front runners can be toppled, and Brazil and Latvia just might go crazy.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
28 Feb. 2025
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But the competition in 2025 will remain as tough as ever with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen looking to continue his domination with a fifth successive championship and McLaren’s Lando Norris a leading contender to dethrone the Dutchman.—
Aleks Klosok,
CNN,
20 Feb. 2025
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Du Plessis, who dethroned Sean Strickland to capture the 185-pound title, then submitted former champion Israel Adesanya before dominating Strickland in their title rematch, is riding an 11-fight win streak, and is undefeated in the UFC.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Unseat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unseat. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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