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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to make (something) no longer valid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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Recent Examples of overridden
Kelly supports transgender rights, but GOP lawmakers have overridden her vetoes three of the last four years.
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John Hanna, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
In nearly every instance, the Council has overridden him, forcing the measures into law over his objection.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Jan. 2025
John Hanna, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
In nearly every instance, the Council has overridden him, forcing the measures into law over his objection.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overridden
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Kentucky law passes, even after Beshear's veto After lawmakers passed the House bill, which also banned Medicaid funds from going toward hormone therapy and gender reassignment surgery, Beshear vetoed it.—
Jenny Porter Tilley,
Indianapolis Star,
31 Mar. 2026
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The provision was originally part of Senate Bill 25-86, a more sweeping set of social media regulations that Polis vetoed last year.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
30 Mar. 2026
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Indiana’s early 13-0 run was stamped by Brown’s layup to give the Pacers a 21-11 lead.—
Oc Register,
Oc Register,
28 Mar. 2026
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My kids stamped, dyed, experimented, and ended the day with scarves of their own design.—
Christine Chitnis,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 Mar. 2026
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That exemption request was later withdrawn.—
Matthew Brown,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
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Both Bartholomew and Rook said their organizations saw the federal funds withdrawn and restored by court order.—
Igor Studenkov,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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Within days, statues were removed and celebrations cancelled or renamed, including events tied to the federal César Chavez Day on March 31.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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The ski area has canceled the Wolf Creek Challenge Series Super G Race on April 4.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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From her office at Aish, a Jewish educational institute with headquarters next to the Western Wall plaza, Geller can see where shrapnel dented and smashed rooftops, roads and a parking lot in the area.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Andrews said some people also smashed concrete barriers into smaller pieces and threw them at authorities.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
29 Mar. 2026
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In others, objects are suspended from the ceiling, mounted above doorways, or made to float via balloon.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2026
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Campbell told lawmakers the driver who hit their family that night already had her license suspended, a result of a previous DUI conviction.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
30 Mar. 2026
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Open for 118 years, the eatery announced plans to close last summer, which were then kicked down the road several times.—
Austin Turner,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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While Curry was handcuffed and helplessly lying on the ground, Dickerson punched him multiple times while Billups-Taylor kicked him, according to the court document.—
Deborah Laverty,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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The Delaware Supreme Court in December 2025 overruled McCormick and reinstated the pay plan.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Commission officials overruled the chief and found that some of the actions by the officers did not comply with department policies.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Overridden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overridden. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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