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
In 2023, Petteri Orpo, of the National Coalition Party, unseated Marin as Prime Minister, forming a government that included the far-right Finns Party.
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Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Only a small number of challengers have unseated incumbent city council members in the last 20 years, the last time being in 2017.
—Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025
Rackauckas was unseated by Todd Spitzer, who ran on a campaign of reform.
—Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
But the film’s director is firing back, claiming rivals offered up to $100,000 to unseat his movie.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Sep. 2025
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Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Only a small number of challengers have unseated incumbent city council members in the last 20 years, the last time being in 2017.
—Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025
Rackauckas was unseated by Todd Spitzer, who ran on a campaign of reform.
—Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
But the film’s director is firing back, claiming rivals offered up to $100,000 to unseat his movie.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unseat
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But the arrest on Kelce’s property came two days after a judge overseeing the Lively-Baldoni case denied a request from Baldoni’s legal team for an extension to depose Swift, ABC News reported.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
23 Sep. 2025
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Taylor Swift will likely not be deposed in Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni's legal battle.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Sep. 2025
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Although a majority of the Israeli public had been pushing for a hostage-and-ceasefire deal, Netanyahu’s extremist coalition partners have threatened to topple his government if the war ended and the Israeli military withdrew entirely from Gaza.—
Ruth Margalit,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
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These novels were published before the revolutions of 1989, which would topple communism in the country.—
Walt Hunter,
The Atlantic,
9 Oct. 2025
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The Mercury dethroned the defending champion Liberty and knocked off the top-seeded Lynx.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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By shirking the Democratic brand, Osborn has a shot at winning his race, as Cockburn points out, and may offer a model for other candidates attempting to dethrone Republicans in rural red states.—
Harpers Magazine,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Unseat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unseat. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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