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Definition of countermandsnext
present tense third-person singular of countermand

countermands

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noun

plural of countermand

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • She is now prohibited from providing services anywhere in Texas unless a court overturns the order.
    Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026
  • If a team successfully overturns a call, the challenge is retained.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The deluge of overrides was seen as a rebuke to Adams, who was frequently at odds with the former council lead by former speaker Adrienne Adams.
    Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2026
  • First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro blasted the overrides, saying the proposals are efforts to shift more power to the council and dilute the authority of the mayor’s office.
    Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 5 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • White House officials said the Biden-era energy efficiency mandates in HUD and Agriculture departments' guidelines could add up to $9,000 to housing construction costs.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2026
  • But in South Carolina, where opposition to government mandates is firmly entrenched, that's unlikely to happen.
    Maria Godoy, NPR, 14 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Deputies gave him several doses of Narcan, a medicine that rapidly reverses opioid overdoses, and began CPR, the sheriff’s office said.
    Jason Green, Mercury News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Additionally, Murphy’s ruling temporarily reverses all the decisions made by panelists who had been appointed to ACIP by Kennedy.
    Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 16 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Legislators' goal is to get the bill approved and sent to Beshear by the end of the month, so any vetoes from the governor can be overridden when lawmakers gavel back in briefly in mid-April.
    Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Mar. 2026
  • That will be considered by the rest of the Legislature on Thursday, the final day of the annual legislative session except for a day to consider vetoes from the governor on March 30.
    Meghan O'Brien & Seth Tupper, States Newsroom, 12 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • But rules at the time said if the runner-up in any category came within three votes of the winner, they would both get rewarded.
    Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The foreign ministry has estimated that under the old rules, 60 million to 80 million people worldwide were eligible for citizenship.
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 15 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The Department of Investigation in an April 2024 report found fault with how the NYPD, the Department of Transportation and Department of Education issues and revokes parking permits.
    Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Among other things, the legislation adds work requirements for able-bodied adults starting in January 2027, revokes Medicaid access to some immigrants, including refugees and people seeking asylum, and checks whether someone is eligible for the program every six months instead of every year.
    Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • In agreeing to hear the pair of cases, the justices did not disturb the lower court rulings that blocked the repeals for now.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The trash and parking fee repeals might be uniquely attractive to a broad swath of San Diegans in a way that may not translate to competitive bidding changes or even pension reform.
    Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
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“Countermands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countermands. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.

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