as in to depose
to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne)
a movie studio chief who likes to boast that he can unmake any star in Hollywood if he wishes
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Recent Examples of unmake
Leaving your bed unmade in the morning offers several potential benefits, primarily related to hygiene and reducing dust mites, which can trigger allergies!!!
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Jordan Greene, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
That's because the foundational environmental laws of the country prescribe a process for making and unmaking rules.
—Neela Banerjee, NPR, 13 Mar. 2025
Right at its center is a two-scene knockout about the making (and unmaking) of reputations that only an actor of Hackman’s deftness could pull off.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
The picture that emerged was more multifaceted than the one Thompson had painted, with complicated intersections of race, gender, and geography continually unmaking and remaking group identities.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 2 Feb. 2025
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Attorneys deposing Bovino played him a clip of the incident.—
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Aetna still doesn’t have the documents needed to figure out who to depose, let alone digest all the evidence and take depositions.—
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The waterside trees leaned far out over the currents, almost toppling into the river, as if being pushed by the exuberant growth at their backs.—
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While the 40-foot steeple of Crown Point’s oldest church lays toppled along Grant Street and East North Street, treasures found inside the 139-year-old church have found their way into new light.—
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Philly flashbacks There was no shortage of hard feelings (and maybe some sour grapes) when the 49ers lost 31-7 in the NFC Championship Game following the 2022 season when Haason Reddick sacked Purdy and tore the UCL in his right elbow.—
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Miami punts The Hurricanes once again got past midfield, but Carson Beck was then sacked on back-to-back plays to force a Miami punt.—
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In September, Hecox filed a notice to dismiss the lawsuit.—
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Why was Alabama’s 31-17 loss to a 4-8 FSU team so easily dismissed by the committee?—
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Chauvin pleaded guilty to willfully depriving, while acting under color of law, Floyd's constitutional rights, as well as the rights of a 14-year-old boy.—
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An attorney for the states said withholding funding would cause chaos by depriving families who rely on it.—
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“Unmake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmake. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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