countermanded

verb

Definition of countermandednext
past tense of countermand
as in cancelled
formal to cancel (an order) especially by giving a new order Orders to blow up the bridge were countermanded.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for countermanded
  1. revoked
  2. canceled
  3. withdrew
  4. repealed
  5. overruled
  6. dismissed
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  • But the Department of Health took exception to Peterson’s recommendation, saying Cooley’s license should be revoked.
    Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Scott and Diana Anderson’s membership in the club was revoked after an allegation that Scott Anderson was drunk in public in 2017.
    Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of revoked
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  • No American Airlines flights were canceled as a result of the stoppage.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Some trains have been canceled completely, including Acela 2122 between Washington and New York, and trains between New York and Boston and between New York and Philadelphia, the company posted on X Monday night.
    Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of canceled
Verb
  • Biden, the oldest sitting president at 82, withdrew from the race in July, as questions about his age and fitness for office surged following a disastrous CNN debate performance in June.
    Justin Gomez, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2025
  • In response, Hungary withdrew its stake from the bank, marking a rare concession in its complex balancing act between East and West.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of withdrew
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  • However, the bill's language caused much confusion and gridlock in 2019, leading Parliament to pursue an additional measure, which repealed the 2011 act and instituted the Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill, which Queen Elizabeth II assented to in March 2022.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Voters in November repealed part of a decade-old law that softened some criminal penalties and ousted two progressive district attorneys who championed such reforms.
    Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of repealed
Verb
  • The decision came after a years-long legal battle that involved a federal lawsuit from the Biden administration arguing that Title X regulations overruled Texas law.
    Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The Supreme Court this year overruled precedent that gave federal agencies great authority to interpret ambiguous laws.
    Emily Brooks, The Hill, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of overruled
Verb
  • Just one day earlier, Kohli had been dismissed yet again by Boland after fending outside the off-stump and caught behind the wicket.
    Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
  • This lawless case should have never been brought and the Constitution demands that it be immediately dismissed.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of dismissed
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