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dethrone

verb

di-ˈthrōn

Definition of dethrone

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 These annoyances just barely prevent Hinge from dethroning our Editors' Choice winners for dating apps, Match and Tinder. — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 24 July 2026 The championship dethroned Argentina, which was trying to become the first repeat champion since Brazil in 1962. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 July 2026 And now comes the TXSE with the aim of dethroning Wall Street as the financial trading capital of the world. — Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 17 July 2026 With ruthless competitors who will stop at nothing to dethrone and destroy them, the Whitlocks are a blue-collar dynasty at the edge of extinction – and the old king is fighting to hold onto the crown. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 14 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for dethrone

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To offset the salary and dump a disappointing player, the Sox sent deposed closer Seranthony Domínguez, along with prospects Boston Smith and Nolan Jones, to Seattle.

— Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
Sharaa later led the push that finally deposed Bashar in December 2024, more than a decade after the Syrian revolt against his brutal and corrupt rule began in 2011.

— Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

Definition of depose

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Susquehanna Hose Fire Company In Columbia, in Howard County, a tree toppled onto a house.

— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
The heat waves roiling Western Europe this summer toppled an average temperature record for the June-July period set in 2022, according to the European climate agency Copernicus.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of topple

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Seven years after the defeat, Jones, who had relocated to Virginia, ran but lost in his bid to unseat incumbent Republican Eric Cantor for a seat to serve the 7th District of the state.

— Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Three additional primary candidates ran to unseat Case in the reliably Democratic district.

— Jay Stahl, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026

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