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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to make (something) no longer valid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 overrode
Keep in mind — this is on top of what was already one of the highest per-pupil spending rates in the entire country before the General Assembly passed the Blueprint over Republican opposition and overrode a vetro from then-Governor Larry Hogan.
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Justin Ready, Baltimore Sun, 17 Dec. 2024
Cooper vetoed the legislation, and the state Senate successfully overrode his veto last week.
—Lucille Sherman, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024
The state legislature successfully overrode Save Adolescents from Experimentation, or SAFE Act went into effect months later.
—Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Nov. 2024
DeWine did veto an Ohio measure that bans gender-affirming care for minors and bars transgender girls and women from participating in girls and women's sports competitions, but the Legislature overrode his veto and the law took effect in August.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
Alas, Newsom once again overrode the Legislature.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
Justin Ready, Baltimore Sun, 17 Dec. 2024
Cooper vetoed the legislation, and the state Senate successfully overrode his veto last week.
—Lucille Sherman, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024
The state legislature successfully overrode Save Adolescents from Experimentation, or SAFE Act went into effect months later.
—Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Nov. 2024
DeWine did veto an Ohio measure that bans gender-affirming care for minors and bars transgender girls and women from participating in girls and women's sports competitions, but the Legislature overrode his veto and the law took effect in August.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
Alas, Newsom once again overrode the Legislature.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overrode
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On Monday, the Santa Fe District Attorney's Office announced in a press release that special prosecutor Kari Morrissey withdrew the state's notice of appeal against the actor.Janelle Ash, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
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Officials withdrew proposed regulations that would have allowed the initiatives to be implemented.Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Minnesota kicked a field goal on the ensuing drive to take a 17-7 lead.Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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Equally by that time, the women’s game generally will surely have kicked on again.Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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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
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The Supreme Court this year overruled precedent that gave federal agencies great authority to interpret ambiguous laws.Emily Brooks, The Hill, 14 Dec. 2024
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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
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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
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“Overrode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overrode. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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