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unseating

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verb

present participle of unseat

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unseating
Noun
  • Phase two of the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas broadly calls for the end of all hostilities, the terrorist group’s permanent removal from governing Gaza, and the release of all remaining living Israeli hostages by Hamas.
    Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Feb. 2025
  • The abruptness of their removal from the facility, however, shouldn’t be mistaken for a broader lack of planning.
    Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The flower stem can grow to be two to three feet tall or more, often making the plant somewhat top-heavy, so staking or weighing down the container can help prevent the pot from toppling over.
    Janet Carson, arkansasonline.com, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Then came Ukraine’s Maidan revolution in 2013, when tens of thousands of Ukrainians filled Kyiv’s Maidan square for days before toppling the pro-Russia regime.
    Howard LaFranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The ouster of Martinez capped a monthslong struggle between the schools chief and City Hall, egged on by Gates’ CTU.
    David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Pete Hegseth, Trump’s profoundly unqualified defense secretary, made the malice clear by calling explicitly for Brown’s ouster along with that of any other officer involved with DEI.
    Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Dallas sacking Washington’s quarterbacks six times — Daniels four times — on Sunday upped the Commanders’ allowed sacks total to 22 over the last five games.
    Ben Standig, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Dallas sacking Washington’s quarterbacks six times — Daniels four times — on Sunday upped the Commanders’ allowed sacks total to 22 over the last five games.
    Ben Standig, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The expulsions of the Barnard students were disclosed Saturday by Columbia University Apartheid Divest.
    Emma Tucker, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
  • In the summer of 1972, the country's leader, Idi Amin, ordered the mass expulsion of Asians, giving Kishor 90 days to leave Uganda.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Danielle Sassoon, Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor, resigned in refusal to carry out the Justice Department’s directive to file the dismissal.
    Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2025
  • The Houston Chronicle reported that NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston has informed employees still in their probationary period to prepare for dismissal.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Reuters reported in late 2023 that tens of thousands of owners had experienced premature failures of suspension or steering parts since 2016, citing Tesla documents and interviews with customers and former employees.
    Reuters, CNN, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Callender is still recovering from an adductor injury, Bright has a leg laceration and Alba is serving a rollover suspension from the Champions Cup last year.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The ruling did not mention of any protective orders for the deposition or limitations on scope.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2025
  • The appeals court sided with Hunley in November and cleared the way for the continued deposition.
    José Ignacio Castañeda Perez, The Arizona Republic, 15 Feb. 2025
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“Unseating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unseating. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

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