Challenged
Challenged adjective - Deprived of the power to perform one or more natural bodily activities.
Overthrew and challenged are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Overthrew" instead a verb "Challenged".
Overthrew
Challenged and overthrew are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Challenged" instead a verb "Overthrew".
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Ever since the divine right of kings was initially challenged 15 years previously when a coalition of lords overthrew The Caligula and installed a new regime, the idea has germinated that kingship is just defined by a combination of force of arms and political ratification.
Source: Appeal to Force - Lords can be challenged by unmarried males (usually their sons) or ambitious neighbors, as when Pyanfar's son overthrew her husband and went after Chanur's territory (ruled by her brother, his maternal uncle).
Source: Literature / Chanur Novels
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