as in deposed
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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The show has become a top charting podcast, often sitting at the #1 spot, but it has been dethroned a few times on different charts.
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Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
David Roche, a strategist at Quantum Strategy, said such events could see the greenback dethroned as the FX market’s safe haven.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2025
Sweden’s rise dethroned Iceland, which held the title for the past two years.
—Kim Elsesser, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
McRae dethroned Drake and PartyNextDoor’s $ome $exy $ongs 4 U, which dropped to Number Two after opening atop the chart last week.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2025
Virginia State men advance to title game Virginia State dethroned the defending champs, 66-57.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 28 Feb. 2025
Pena dethroned Nunes via second-round submission in December 2021 with one of the biggest upsets in UFC history.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Amazon’s quarterly revenue beats Walmart’s Amazon has dethroned Walmart in quarterly revenue for the first time ever.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2025
The Philadelphia Eagles dethroned the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 and are the new champions of the football world with their Super Bowl LIX victory.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025
Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
David Roche, a strategist at Quantum Strategy, said such events could see the greenback dethroned as the FX market’s safe haven.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2025
Sweden’s rise dethroned Iceland, which held the title for the past two years.
—Kim Elsesser, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
McRae dethroned Drake and PartyNextDoor’s $ome $exy $ongs 4 U, which dropped to Number Two after opening atop the chart last week.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2025
Virginia State men advance to title game Virginia State dethroned the defending champs, 66-57.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 28 Feb. 2025
Pena dethroned Nunes via second-round submission in December 2021 with one of the biggest upsets in UFC history.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Amazon’s quarterly revenue beats Walmart’s Amazon has dethroned Walmart in quarterly revenue for the first time ever.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2025
The Philadelphia Eagles dethroned the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 and are the new champions of the football world with their Super Bowl LIX victory.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Dethroned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dethroned. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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