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noun

as in overthrow

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verb

present participle of unseat
as in deposing
to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne) a governor who was unseated by the first successful recall in the state's history

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Recent Examples of unseating
Noun
The incumbent’s victory bucked the recent trend of left-wing challengers unseating established Democrats in Congress. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 9 Aug. 2026 Princess Anne, seemingly unbowed by her recent unseating as Britain's hardest-working royal, walked alongside husband Sir Timothy Laurence. — Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 26 Dec. 2025
Verb
Kean won in 2022 by unseating Democrat Tom Malinowski, who had ousted Republican Leonard Lance in 2018. — Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026 Magyar won a landslide election this spring, unseating the far-right nationalist Orbán after 16 years in power. — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 16 Sep. 2026 The Bengals cut the roster down to 53 players on Sunday and there weren’t many surprises in a year where continuity and depth made only a few spots truly feel open to unseating the placeholder. — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026 The 2026 midterms have brought a number of generational challenges like the one Moulton is waging against Markey, with younger Democrats taking on — and in some cases unseating — longtime incumbents. — ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026 The Gozney Arc Lite, which is a smaller version of our best overall pick, became our new budget pick, unseating the Solo Stove Pi Prime. — Olivia Tarantino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026 Challenger Allison Williamson defeats incumbent Allison Williamson defeated longtime incumbent Bill Klapper in the Democratic primary for Wyandotte County District Court judge, unseating a judge who has served on the bench for more than a decade. — Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026 Justice Democrats – which has a history of unseating Democratic incumbents – also backed McKinney along with the Metro Detroit Democratic Socialists of America chapter. — Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Jillian Gilchrest is a state representative from West Hartford who has been in office since 2019 after unseating a longtime incumbent. — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unseating
  1. overthrow
  2. deposing
  3. removal
  4. toppling
  5. ouster
  6. sacking
  7. impeachment
  8. dethroning
Noun
  • Sanon’s lawyers argue instead that their client, whom prosecutors portray as a deeply indebted man hoping to replace Moïse through a violent overthrow of his government, had nothing to do with the assassination.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
  • This would eventually lead to the overthrow of the tsarist autocracy and the establishment of a constitutional monarchy.
    — James Folta, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of overthrow
Verb
  • Successfully deposing the Mad King, The Rebellion leads to the downfall of House Targaryen.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 25 July 2026
  • Hamad himself seized control after deposing his father, Sheikh Khalifa, in a bloodless palace coup in 1995.
    — Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
Definition of deposing
Noun
  • Every artist supporting Sheeran on his Loop Tour withdrew from his stadium run following the removal of Macklemore.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The group even named the lambs Sammy, Sunny and Sooty, and posted a video of the removal.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of removal
Verb
  • But further strengthening is unlikely due to a roadblock of storm-toppling wind shear set up just off the northern coast.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The Oceanside Harbor registered 98 on Sunday, toppling the record of 97 set in 1953.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of toppling
Noun
  • Speaking of swords, Sam actually carries one around his San Francisco apartment while schmoozing with reporters over his blamelessness in the OpenAI ouster.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
  • When the third act slows down to dramatize the hours of Altman’s ouster from OpenAI, Guadagnino has almost no way of generating the sort of ice-blooded intrigue that runs in Fincher’s veins.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of ouster
Verb
  • The Dolphins got constant pressure on the former first overall pick, sacking him four times.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The defense also made some big plays, sacking Brissett twice and rebounding from allowing two long touchdown drives in the first 12 minutes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of sacking
Noun
  • Several years later, DeLay was the force driving Clinton’s impeachment and was simply too toxic to seek the speaker’s chair.
    — Michael Tarm, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
  • His questions began to venture into the sensitive topics of potential resignation or even impeachment.
    — Walter Podrazik, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of impeachment
Verb
  • In the women’s final, Elena Rybakina backed up her rise to the top of the sport by dethroning reigning champion Aryna Sabalenka.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • If the Ultra 4 keeps that pace, real-world testing should hit 71 to 73 hours—dethroning Samsung to claim the top endurance spot.
    — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of dethroning

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“Unseating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unseating. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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