dethrone
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Synonyms
defrock, depose, deprive, displace, oust, uncrown, unmake, unseat, unthrone
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Tyronn Lue, Blatt’s top assistant, took over and led the Cavs back to the NBA Finals, dethroning the Warriors and winning the franchise’s first championship in historic fashion. — Chris Fedor, cleveland.com, "Former Cleveland Cavaliers head coach David Blatt diagnosed with multiple sclerosis," 19 Aug. 2019 Shaping Pull-on Jeans have claimed the number one best-selling spot in the women’s jeans category with over 1,600 five-star reviews — dethroning Signature Levi’s previous best-seller, the Modern Skinny Jeans. — Christina Butan, PEOPLE.com, "Amazon Shoppers Are Replacing Their Denim With These Ultra Comfy and Flattering Pull-on Jeans," 5 Aug. 2019 Libya has been torn apart by violence since long-time ruler Muammar Gaddafi was dethroned and killed in 2011. — Fox News, "French missiles found on rogue Libyan general’s base," 10 July 2019 The documentary shows the rivalry between the six-time champion and the current 11-time champion Joey Chestnut, who dethroned Kobayashi in 2007. — John Carucci, Houston Chronicle, "ESPN takes a gulp of competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi in new film," 3 July 2019 This effort would lead to the creation of Mozilla and its Firefox browser, one of the best alternatives to Google Chrome, the browser that would dethrone Internet Explorer in 2016. — Matt Blitz, Popular Mechanics, "Later, Navigator: How Netscape Won and Then Lost the World Wide Web," 4 Apr. 2019 Over the weekend, Avengers: Endgame officially dethroned Avatar to become the biggest movie in history with over $2.790 billion grossed worldwide, when not adjusted for inflation. — Ale Russian, PEOPLE.com, "Gone with the Wind Is Still the Biggest Film of All Time with Inflation — Over Avengers: Endgame," 22 July 2019 Obama dethroned Angelina Jolie, who dropped two place on this year's YouGov list. — Caitlin O'kane, CBS News, "Michelle Obama is the world's most admired woman, according to new poll," 19 July 2019 Later that night, Rafael dos Anjos dethroned Donald Cerrone in the main event to capture the UFC lightweight title. — Alex Miller, ExpressNews.com, "Leon Edwards believes a win over Rafael dos Anjos could land him title fight," 18 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dethrone.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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