as in to reject
to decide that (something or someone) is wrong; to rule against (something or someone)
The judge overruled the objection. His conviction was overruled by the supreme court.
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Recent Examples of overrule
Judge Mould, presiding over the case, has now handed down a judgment overruling their objections.
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K.j. Yossman, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
Airbnb's request to dismiss the case was overruled by a San Francisco court.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
The teams appealed and the case was transferred to Bell, who overruled Whitney and granted an injunction that will allow 23XI and Front Row to compete with charter recognition throughout the 2025 season.
—Jenna Fryer, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
Before Trump’s reelection scuttled the cases, Smith was seeking to convince an appeals court to overrule Cannon’s decision dismissing the documents case, which also accused Trump of obstructing the government’s efforts to get back the top-secret documents.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
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K.j. Yossman, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
Airbnb's request to dismiss the case was overruled by a San Francisco court.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
The teams appealed and the case was transferred to Bell, who overruled Whitney and granted an injunction that will allow 23XI and Front Row to compete with charter recognition throughout the 2025 season.
—Jenna Fryer, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
Before Trump’s reelection scuttled the cases, Smith was seeking to convince an appeals court to overrule Cannon’s decision dismissing the documents case, which also accused Trump of obstructing the government’s efforts to get back the top-secret documents.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overrule
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Never the favorite of his party's professional advisers, Merz was twice rejected as Merkel's successor as party leader, in 2018 and 2021, before his doggedness won out in 2022.—
Thomas Escritt,
USA TODAY,
24 Feb. 2025
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When this innate drive for self-expansion is unfulfilled within the current relationship, individuals may seek it elsewhere—including through infidelity. Cheating, in this case, isn’t necessarily about rejecting a relationship but about reclaiming a lost sense of self.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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Last month, federal prosecutors in Texas dismissed charges against a doctor accused of unlawfully sharing health records from a children's hospital there.—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
18 Feb. 2025
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In October, San Diego Superior Court Judge Aaron Katz dismissed the charge against Lor, ruling that the law requires the threat be specific toward the person allegedly threatened.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
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Their findings paint a more complicated picture, one that her mother has denied.—
Brian Brant,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Andrew and Tristan Tate deny all charges against them.—
Ewan Palmer,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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Nevertheless, a select few, like then San Francisco Giants closer Brian Wilson who famously sported a thick black beard, refused to so much as meet with the Yankees because of the rule.—
Marc Edelman,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Frame refuses to bask in her exceptionalism, her almost miraculous escape.—
Audrey Wollen,
The New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2025
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At the 2001 event Venus withdrew with a knee injury,.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2025
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The survey also found that while more than half of Russians said the war had a mostly negative effect on their daily lives, compared to five months ago, fewer people supported Putin withdrawing troops without achieving the war's goals.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
24 Feb. 2025
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Prison staff had ignored warning signs of his suicide, the lawsuit claims.—
Thomas C. Zambito,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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Get best-in-class reporting that's too important to ignore for just $2.50 $1 per month for 1 year.—
Boutayna Chokrane,
WIRED,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Overrule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overrule. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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