1
as in sacking
to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne)
a military junta deposed the dictator after he had bankrupted the country
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2
as in testifying
to make a solemn declaration under oath for the purpose of establishing a fact
she was nervous when the time to depose before the jury finally arrived
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as in putting
to arrange something in a certain spot or position
deposed her fan and gloves on the dressing table
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Recent Examples of deposing
Then came Obiang, who took power in 1979 by deposing his uncle, Nguema, and overturned the ban.
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ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
The judge also said attorneys across the lawsuits will need to work together to coordinate deposing counselors, campers and staff only one time to minimize harm.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026
One of our sources told Gina that getting rid of a sheriff in Alabama is like deposing a king.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
The legal teams re-entered the courtroom after deposing the ice agent for a second time.
—Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
At the same time, the president has brought Russia’s Vladimir Putin out of isolation, stunned the world by deposing Venezuela’s leader and made invasion threats toward Greenland, a semi-autonomous territory of NATO member Denmark.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 17 Jan. 2026
To justify going to war against Iraq—which had played no role at all in the 9/11 attacks—Cheney reached into the bureaucracies to cherry-pick intelligence that would support deposing Saddam.
—Karl Vick, Time, 4 Nov. 2025
Just five days later, on September 9, demonstrators stormed and set fire to key government buildings, deposing the administration, as the BBC reported.
—Javier Bastardo, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
The judge also said attorneys across the lawsuits will need to work together to coordinate deposing counselors, campers and staff only one time to minimize harm.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026
One of our sources told Gina that getting rid of a sheriff in Alabama is like deposing a king.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
The legal teams re-entered the courtroom after deposing the ice agent for a second time.
—Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
At the same time, the president has brought Russia’s Vladimir Putin out of isolation, stunned the world by deposing Venezuela’s leader and made invasion threats toward Greenland, a semi-autonomous territory of NATO member Denmark.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 17 Jan. 2026
To justify going to war against Iraq—which had played no role at all in the 9/11 attacks—Cheney reached into the bureaucracies to cherry-pick intelligence that would support deposing Saddam.
—Karl Vick, Time, 4 Nov. 2025
Just five days later, on September 9, demonstrators stormed and set fire to key government buildings, deposing the administration, as the BBC reported.
—Javier Bastardo, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deposing
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If Chelsea thought their recent run of losses had been painful enough, Sunday could present a new nadir if Leeds United highlight how sacking Rosenior won’t fix anything by itself.—
Graham Ruthven,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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John Franklin-Myers, who loved talking, sacking and eating Uncrustables, left as a free agent to the Titans.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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For six years survivors of female genital mutilation have been calling on lawmakers to ban the practice, testifying about the painful emotional and physical consequences of the traditional custom prohibited in 41 other states.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2026
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Glockner was tasked with a redo of the company’s ethics and investigations program and testifying before the Illinois House’s six-member special investigating committee in September 2020.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Tucker’s starting to find his way as far as putting the barrel on the ball.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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The Senate Banking Committee advanced Kevin Warsh’s nomination along party lines on Wednesday, putting him on track for confirmation before Powell’s term as chair ends May 15.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Coach Scott Bemand turned his attention to toppling France in France for the first time next Saturday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026
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The results showed that seventy-nine percent support some form of intervention, with some favoring toppling the regime and others wanting to deal with the humanitarian crisis, highlighting a range of priorities within the community.—
Morgan Rynor,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Forty years later, Moscow is once again placing Chornobyl at immense risk — this time through a violent war of aggression that threatens to bring nuclear catastrophe back to Ukraine and Europe.—
Benjamin Mack-Jackson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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His favorite example is capturing condensation from air conditioners, typically by placing a bucket under outdoor drainpipes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Federal lawyers said judges made mistakes in dismissing the cases by arguing the Civil Rights Act granted the attorney general access to local voting records.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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Quit dismissing them as uneducated.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Richardson does a good job of situating the fledgling Rolling Stone on the cultural landscape of San Francisco that bracketed the Summer of Love (1967, the year the magazine launched).—
James Sullivan,
San Francisco Chronicle,
3 Apr. 2026
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The Houthis are the latest group backed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to join the conflict, situating themselves alongside Hezbollah, which is based in Lebanon.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2026
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The Pioneers made the Frozen Four by dethroning Western Michigan, a 6-2 blitz set off by four first-period goals.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2026
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Movie pulled in $130 million from 4,200 North American theaters to arrive as the year’s biggest opening — dethroning the Ryan Gosling sci-fi crowd pleaser Project Hail Mary, which claimed the title of 2026’s biggest debut just seven days earlier.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Deposing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deposing. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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