as in main
coming before all others in importance
the overriding question is how we will pay for this hurricane cleanup
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1
as in vetoing
to make (something) no longer valid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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2
as in smashing
to knock down and drive over
They overrode the picket fence with their pickup in a hasty but effective escape.
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Recent Examples of overriding
Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 4 Dec. 2024
Its overriding purpose is to prevent child abuse and neglect by giving parents the time and mental space to work through a crisis.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2024
Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
The [overriding] tone is naturalist or at least verosimil.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 18 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
The suit claims the technology was used as an overriding second opinion, and has a 90% error rate.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 4 Dec. 2024
Its overriding purpose is to prevent child abuse and neglect by giving parents the time and mental space to work through a crisis.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2024
Verb
In the 1970s, researchers were investigating a slight cooling trend that began in the 1940s (which was eventually found to be a result of cooling from sulfate pollution overriding warming from greenhouse gas emissions).
—Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
The [overriding] tone is naturalist or at least verosimil.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 18 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overriding
Adjective
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The provision will overburden the already congested main runway at DCA and, as shown by a recent near-collision at the airport, increase the risk of a serious accident there.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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Investigators say Diaz was used to catch his main supplier, 33-year-old Anthony Medina.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
31 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Principal among the current level of uncertainty is the impact that tariff negotiations between the U.S. and its primary trading partners will have.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
5 Feb. 2025
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Democratic primary voters have a strong sense of fear and anxiety about the state of the city today.—
Bradley Honan,
New York Daily News,
5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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In 2000, Smithfield Foods, the state’s predominant producer of hogs, agreed to pay $1 per hog produced in the state — for a total of up to $2 million — into a fund, with part of that money used to research more environmentally friendly ways of handling hog waste.—
Gavin Off,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Jan. 2025
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Still, the predominant thought was his interview was a push by the Bears to fulfill the NFL’s Rooney Rule as the team positions itself to make a head coaching hire.—
Dan Wiederer,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Jan. 2025
Verb
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In December 2023, Congress passed a National Defense Authorization Act that aimed to block any president from unilaterally withdrawing from NATO without approval from the Senate or an act of Congress.—
Andy Biggs,
Newsweek,
26 Dec. 2024
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Diddy is expected to return to court on March 17 and will spend the holiday season behind bars after withdrawing his appeal for bail.—
Emma Aerin Becker,
People.com,
23 Dec. 2024
Verb
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She’s set to go on her Lifetimes Tour in April, kicking it off in Mexico, before heading to Australia and Europe.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
3 Jan. 2025
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But the reprieve is only temporary, kicking decisions down the road and likely setting up additional conflict when the next Congress, under slim Republican majorities, takes office.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA TODAY,
21 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Project 2025 also calls for resetting the composition of the EPA’s advisory boards – and even suspending some of them.—
Eric Nost,
The Conversation,
8 Jan. 2025
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Part of his immigration plan involves suspending the nation’s refugee program, according to The New York Times.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Shares of the dominant maker of AI semiconductors were last trading down 3.3%.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
3 Feb. 2025
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Born in Newark, Ohio, on Feb. 25, 1939, Jim Tyrer is largely considered one of the most dominant offensive tackles of his era.—
Paulina Dedaj,
Fox News,
3 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The lawn was covered with posts that were each topped by a pair of noise-cancelling headphones, and as cellar master Vincent Chaperon told us to don a set, an army of waiters appeared bearing trays covered with glasses of DP 2015.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
22 Dec. 2024
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Noise-cancelling headphones are absolutely essential for any flight.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Dec. 2024
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“Overriding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overriding. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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