usurp
Example Sentences
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Nancy suffered a fifth defeat in seven games since taking charge of the Scottish champions as Celtic missed the chance to usurp Hearts at the top of the table.
From Barron's
He drags Arthur into a war against Lancelot that fatally weakens the kingdom and allows Mordred to usurp the throne.
Some advocates feared it would usurp cities’ zoning authority.
The later stages of the show highlight a few transitional designers whose work either shaped or anticipated the Midcentury Modernist movement that usurped Art Deco.
This appears to be a fraud attempt to usurp your authority as CEO.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
