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to make (something) no longer valid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
Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Town officials are now pinning their hopes on another override vote.
—Louisa Moller, CBS News, 1 June 2026
Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
Someone lost a kid, that’s the overriding thing.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 11 June 2026
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Noun
Simulate the itinerary, then shadow real, messy trips with human override before full autonomy.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Town officials are now pinning their hopes on another override vote.
—Louisa Moller, CBS News, 1 June 2026
Verb
Under Lee’s proposal, the council could override a mayoral veto by a two-thirds decision, equivalent to six out of eight council votes.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
Someone lost a kid, that’s the overriding thing.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for override
Noun
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Days later, Congress overrode the veto.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
8 June 2026
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That in itself would provide another strong argument for overriding such a veto.—
Steven Andreasen,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2026
Verb
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Last month, Kenya's Education Ministry suspended the principal of Utumishi Girls Academy for failing to comply with school fire safety regulations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 June 2026
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During last year’s budget negotiations, public sector unions signed new agreements with the state that resulted in moderate pay increases in exchange for suspending retirement contributions and instituting a leave program for state employees.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
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Lasker ran over to find the woman's husband was stuck in the rubble and ended up helping rescue him.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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The Padres had faced four of the pitchers rated ahead of him and had scored a total of two runs over 32 innings in five games.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 June 2026
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Thompson Willett founded it in 1936, three years after the repeal of Prohibition, on land his family had farmed for the better part of a century.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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But no one on the council suggested an immediate repeal.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
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This is because Roth IRAs allow withdrawals of your contributions penalty-free (there are, however, stipulations for withdrawing earnings).—
Becca Stanek,
TheWeek,
12 June 2026
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The rationale was that any war Israel fought would inflame popular anti-Israeli sentiment in the Arab and Muslim world, scuttling the Abraham Accords as Arab governments would withdraw out of fear of backlash.—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Under the guidance of Belgian coach Hugo Broos, South Africa finished third at AFCON 2023 before topping Nigeria in World Cup qualifying to stop the rot of absences and stamp its ticket to the US, Mexico and Canada.—
Jack Bantock,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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The chant has been a tradition in Mexican club and international football for years, and FIFA has been trying to stamp it out with warnings, fines and even full stadium closures since 2014.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Madison Square Garden canceled its official Game 4 watch party amid a public dispute with city officials over security restrictions.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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In a statement to the San Diego Union-Tribune, the event's producer Live Nation explained that the concert was canceled because Stewart had a recurrence of a sinus infection.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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One video appeared to show two people jumping onto the roof of an NYPD vehicle and smashing its windshield.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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Moten says his car, which was parked on the street, was smashed and left totaled.—
Ryan Hughes,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
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“Override.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/override. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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