overridden

verb

Definition of overriddennext
past participle of override
1
as in vetoed
to make (something) no longer valid Don't let the anticipatory anxiety override your excitement about starting grad school. Upper management reserves the right to override any decisions made by supervisors.

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2
as in stamped
to knock down and drive over They overrode the picket fence with their pickup in a hasty but effective escape.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overridden
  1. withdrawn
  2. canceled
  3. kicked
  4. suspended
  5. run over
  6. overruled
  7. trampled
  8. run down
Verb
  • The Biden administration has withdrawn its efforts to provide protections to transgender student athletes and forgive student loans.
    James Factora, Them, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Justin was also jeered as he was withdrawn early in the second period.
    Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of withdrawn
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  • That order was canceled about an hour later, the Air Traffic Control Command Center said in an advisory.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • More shows are getting made, therefore more shows are getting canceled.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of canceled
Verb
  • Minnesota kicked a field goal on the ensuing drive to take a 17-7 lead.
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Equally by that time, the women’s game generally will surely have kicked on again.
    Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of kicked
Verb
  • What's New More than 170 skiers and snowboarders were left stranded after a ski lift in Colorado suffered a malfunction, leaving passengers suspended mid-air for what was roughly a five hour rescue operation.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Sinner could get suspended for two years.
    Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of suspended
Verb
  • Hark Dietz said her organization is talking to city and county officials about other sources of funding to keep those facilities running over the next six months.
    David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Eggnog: the drink that indirectly led to grandma getting run over by a reindeer.
    Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of run over
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
  • The mascot broke through a barricade at that year's Sugar Bowl and nearly trampled the dog and onlookers at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.
    Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Livestock not native to the desert have grazed and trampled the plants tortoises like to eat, spreading unpalatable nonnative grasses in their wake.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of trampled
Verb
  • Our Harrison Campbell ran down five TSSAA football playoff games across the state that might feature upsets this week.
    Tyler Palmateer, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Below, the executive runs down some of the career highlights from his time at the studio.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of run down
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