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to make (something) no longer valid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
Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
The council must hold an override vote at its next full meeting on Dec. 5.
Friction point: The mayor broke with the council authors over concerns that the board's makeup and voting rules would leave its pro-business representatives overmatched by pro-labor voices.
—Kyle Stokes, Axios, 21 Nov. 2024
Ross Barkan, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
The extended clips show that roughly two minutes were edited out between Croft mentioning local control and Holiday bringing up the county chair, during which time Croft discussed the Legislature overriding local tax decisions.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2025
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Noun
That veto override vote will get thousands of children off the waiting list for an opportunity scholarship and into the school of their choice.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
The council must hold an override vote at its next full meeting on Dec. 5.
Friction point: The mayor broke with the council authors over concerns that the board's makeup and voting rules would leave its pro-business representatives overmatched by pro-labor voices.
—Kyle Stokes, Axios, 21 Nov. 2024
Verb
By 2020, stopping Trump was the overriding theme of the election, with the pandemic as the inescapable backdrop.
—Ross Barkan, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
The extended clips show that roughly two minutes were edited out between Croft mentioning local control and Holiday bringing up the county chair, during which time Croft discussed the Legislature overriding local tax decisions.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for override
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One of the knocks on his records, according to the group, was his veto of a bill that would have placed a warning label about air pollution on gas stoves.—
Andrew Sheeler,
Sacramento Bee,
30 Jan. 2025
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So his veto likely would just be a temporary reprieve for those students.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
Orlando Sentinel,
29 Jan. 2025
Verb
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One of his first acts was to fire and suspend some of the key personnel who helped keep our skies safe.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
31 Jan. 2025
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In many cases, the stop-work orders stemming from the US State Department aid freeze have suspended projects that are done in support of US security and global security interests, according to aid workers.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN,
30 Jan. 2025
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Sacramento went on an 8-0 run over two minutes in the middle of the second to tie the game at 38.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacramento Bee,
28 Jan. 2025
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Authorities believe that surveillance footage and witness testimony show Spalding went back into the car and repeatedly ran over Webster, Fox 10 reports.—
Nicole Acosta,
People.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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Drake withdrew that legal action earlier this month and then filed the defamation suit.—
Shannon Power,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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The mandate also targets oil and gas leasing in the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and again revokes the conservation status of 28 million acres of public land that had been withdrawn from mineral and energy development since 1971.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
31 Jan. 2025
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Only now, those pieces are stitched, stamped, and embroidered, because there’s more than one way to put a personal spin on wardrobe staples.—
Olivia Allen,
Vogue,
5 Feb. 2025
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But the two-time All-Star shooting guard leaves with his name stamped all over the franchise record books — and with close to a decade of memories.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2025
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Today, as wildfires have laid waste to much of Los Angeles County, there are once again calls for lavish awards ceremonies to be rethought, if not canceled outright, as the likes of Jean Smart and Stephen King have suggested.—
Laurie Brookins,
The Hollywood Reporter,
1 Feb. 2025
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The Emmett School District canceled classes to deep clean all of its buildings, citing low attendance linked to the spread of various illnesses in the community.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Feb. 2025
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Airbnb's request to dismiss the case was overruled by a San Francisco court.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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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
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With some rooms going for over $1,000/night, next week is expected to smash rate records.—
Chelsea Brasted,
Axios,
29 Jan. 2025
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The front door of a Batavia liquor store was smashed and a number of items stolen early Tuesday morning, Batavia police said.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Override.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/override. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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