as in veto
the doing away with something by formal action
Citizens are advocating for a congressional override of the president's proposal.
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as in to veto
to make (something) no longer valid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 override
Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2024
The are no season overrides for any local ordinances restricting the discharge of firearms and bows.
—Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Sep. 2024
Sara Dorn, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Just be careful not to let your enthusiasm override your tact — Mars in Leo loves the drama!
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 3 Nov. 2024
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This page also includes information about the bond, override and other funding measures sought by Maricopa County school districts in this election.
—Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2024
The are no season overrides for any local ordinances restricting the discharge of firearms and bows.
—Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Sep. 2024
Verb
Contra Despite the electorate’s increasingly Democratic leanings, Republicans hold a supermajority in both chambers of the legislature, giving it the power to override Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s vetoes.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Just be careful not to let your enthusiasm override your tact — Mars in Leo loves the drama!
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 3 Nov. 2024
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What’s at stake: Wisconsinites have seen five referendum questions this year, all placed on the ballot by Republicans as a roundabout to Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ veto.USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
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As the mixture is cooled in a mold, the gelatin proteins form a mesh-like network that traps liquid and suspends the other ingredients.Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2024
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In August, a Brazilian Supreme Court justice suspended X, formerly Twitter, throughout the country and temporarily froze Starlink's accounts after Musk refused to name a legal representative in Brazil.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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The McRib was introduced in 1981, but rather than becoming a permanent menu item, it has been made available only in limited runs over the last four decades.Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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Police said based on a review of surveillance video, Hill was working on his Ford F150 truck when he was run over by the vehicle.Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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The recommendations are quite broad, so the Section recommends that Treasury withdraw and reissue the current Proposed TOI Regulations with a requirement that reporting would be required only for TOIs entered into on or after the re-proposal occurs.Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
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Two works, a Diane Arbus photo and an Eric Fischl painting, were withdrawn, presumably for lack of interest.Brian Boucher for ArtNews, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2024
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That photo is stamped at 12:53 a.m. on March 30, 2024.Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
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Get your bingo card stamped at each location to win prizes.Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 25 Oct. 2024
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Sadly, politically mixed families have canceled or cut short their Thanksgiving dinners in recent years after contentious elections.Michael Morris, TIME, 27 Nov. 2024
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Michael Levin, 'Ryan's Hope' Soap Opera Star, Dead at 90 Gallagher stayed with the show until it was canceled in 1989 and won three Daytime Emmys for her role.Victoria Edel, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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Nor had the leaders’ group ever overruled a recommendation by the career experts.David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
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The Georgia Supreme Court overruled a Cobb County judge who had extended the deadline until 5pm on Friday, to compensate for the delay in sending out the ballots.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Last season, O'Neill smashed 31 home runs and posted a .847 OPS.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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The non-nuclear munitions smashed into an industrial site, a medical rehabilitation center, homes and garages.David Axe, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Override.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/override. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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