overriding
adjective
over·rid·ing
ˌō-vər-ˈrī-diŋ 
ˌō-və-
Examples of overriding in a Sentence
We have one overriding concern.
The weather is the overriding factor in deciding whether to cancel the picnic.
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Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Ankara’s overriding aim is to annihilate the Kurdish proto-state of Rojava in northern Syria, which is currently a bulwark against ISIS domination of that region.
—Brian Katz, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2019
Through it all, there is an overriding sense that the world's richest man is using his power over President Donald Trump to steal from the public coffers and enrich himself.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Trump has abandoned normalization and made countering Iran’s regional advances an overriding priority.
—Kian Tajbakhsh, Foreign Affairs, 19 Mar. 2019
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Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Ankara’s overriding aim is to annihilate the Kurdish proto-state of Rojava in northern Syria, which is currently a bulwark against ISIS domination of that region.
—Brian Katz, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2019
Through it all, there is an overriding sense that the world's richest man is using his power over President Donald Trump to steal from the public coffers and enrich himself.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Trump has abandoned normalization and made countering Iran’s regional advances an overriding priority.
—Kian Tajbakhsh, Foreign Affairs, 19 Mar. 2019
See All Example Sentences for overriding
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“Overriding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overriding. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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