as in main
coming before all others in importance
the overriding question is how we will pay for this hurricane cleanup
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1
as in vetoing
to make (something) no longer valid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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as in smashing
to knock down and drive over
They overrode the picket fence with their pickup in a hasty but effective escape.
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Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2024
But the thing that’s overriding that is a really pure, just extreme excitement—and a chance to animate this book that has been in my head for so long.
—Hazlitt, 10 Apr. 2024
Jon McGowan, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Ignoring the lessons learned during the pandemic at the start of this decade would clearly be a big mistake, but the overriding message is to expect – and be prepared for – the unexpected.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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Adjective
The most overriding issue facing Lamont and lawmakers is making adjustments to the $26 billion annual state budget for the fiscal year that starts in July.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2024
But the thing that’s overriding that is a really pure, just extreme excitement—and a chance to animate this book that has been in my head for so long.
—Hazlitt, 10 Apr. 2024
Verb
People that care passionately about climate change and environmental issues and believe companies have an overriding responsibility to address those concerns.
—Jon McGowan, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Ignoring the lessons learned during the pandemic at the start of this decade would clearly be a big mistake, but the overriding message is to expect – and be prepared for – the unexpected.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overriding
Adjective
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The zinc gradually lost its hold on the cables suspending the telescope’s main platform over the reflector dish.Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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The measure’s main opponents, the state Republican Party and the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, did not appear to raise any money to campaign against the proposition.Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
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In his request for a restraining order, Chigvintsev claimed that Garcia had been the primary aggressor.Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Alpha Genesis is responsible for the maintenance, feeding, and veterinary care of monkeys at its primary facility in Yemassee.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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One search through artificial intelligence chatbots generates an exponential amount of 25 times more electricity than a Google search and will become the predominant energy consumer across several countries in a mere number of years.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Beijing is used to being the predominant external powerbroker with respect to the North and aims first and foremost to maintain balance and stability on the Korean Peninsula.Daniel DePetris, Twin Cities, 3 Nov. 2024
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The footage captured a figure in a ski mask hiding in the shadows as an unsuspecting woman arrives at the bank and goes about withdrawing money from the ATM.Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2024
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Banks are already withdrawing from relationships with fintech firms.Gene A. Grant II, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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Instead of kicking a 56-yard field goal, the Falcons opted to punt — the first punt of the game for either team.Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
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The men will be playing a game that involves kicking a ball, but there will be no tackling.Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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Delta last flew the Tampa-Amsterdam route in 2019 before suspending it due to the pandemic, Cirium Diio schedules show.Edward Russell, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2024
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Those regulators recommended suspending the drug’s marketing authorization.Annika Kim Constantino,Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2024
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Just before halftime, Kelce fumbled the ball, but the Chiefs pulled out another win with a dominant second half.Natasha Dye, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Republicans have been dominant with them in the last 20 years, but with the growing Latino and Asian American populations, white voters have been on a sharp decline as a share of the electorate since the 1990s.Earl Carr, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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All these offices could be scaled back without canceling routes.Marc Joffe, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Saks Fifth Avenue is canceling its annual flagship-store holiday light show.Melvin Backman, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Overriding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overriding. Accessed 20 Nov. 2024.
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