dethrone
verb (used with object)
to remove from a throne; depose.
have dethroned
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present perfectof dethrone.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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By her metrics, Pesto has reached an audience of about 5 billion and appears to have dethroned Thailand’s adorably erratic baby pygmy hippo as the internet’s favourite animal.
From BBC β Sep. 24, 2024
If the Mavericks win, they will have dethroned a Suns team that won a franchise-record 64 games, including an 18-game win streak.
From New York Times β May 13, 2022
It’s this insistence upon independence that, more than anything, may have dethroned J. Crew.
From The New Yorker β May 3, 2017
But … Isn't this type of goal better kept quiet, working and working until the market says you have dethroned the incumbent?
From The Guardian β Jul. 11, 2011
The fearful strain of the long race, the moments of awful suspense after the charred ground had been reached—it was enough to have dethroned the reason of every man and woman in the charmed circle!
From Sawdust & Spangles Stories & Secrets of the Circus by W. C. Coup
