dethrone
verb (used with object)
to remove from a throne; depose.
dethroned
Example Sentences
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Her arrival briefly dethroned Joe Rogan at the top of the Spotify chart, and the show continues to hit the top 10.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
Thorslund, 32, dethroned Cherneka Johnson in August to claim the WBC, WBO, WBA and IBF titles.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Their time of three minutes 47.092 seconds was a new Commonwealth Games record and the Australians had been dethroned.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
For the first time this year, California was not the state with the most Fortune 500 companies, after Texas dethroned it in June.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
A kingdom where kings are throned and dethroned daily.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
