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dethrone

verb as in oust

Strongest match

Weak matches

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Lyles, dethroned as world 100m champion on Sunday as he took bronze, captured gold in his favoured discipline five days later to secure his eighth global title.

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According to their spin, Colbert wasn’t just getting axed — he was being dethroned by their own 10 p.m. star, Greg Gutfeld, who they proudly proclaimed the “ratings king of late night.”

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He dethroned Joshua in just his third fight as a heavyweight to become a unified champion and it has been an upward trajectory ever since.

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And then he bounced back emphatically to dethrone Alcaraz as Wimbledon champion, ending a five-match losing streak against his main rival in the process.

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After three consecutive second-place finishes, Arsenal will be among the sides hoping to dethrone Liverpool.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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