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to make (something) no longer valid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
Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 18 Nov. 2024
If one more House Republican had broken ranks, Kelly’s veto would have been sustained, since override votes require two-thirds supermajorities in both chambers.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2025
Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
On Wednesday, the Kentucky House and Senate, which are both controlled by Republicans, voted to override Beshear’s veto of House Bill 495, per the Lexington Herald-Leader.
—James Factora, Them., 28 Mar. 2025
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Noun
That includes a land sale proposal by Issac Elementary School District, which is currently failing by a handful of votes, as well as an override for Buckeye Elementary School District.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 18 Nov. 2024
If one more House Republican had broken ranks, Kelly’s veto would have been sustained, since override votes require two-thirds supermajorities in both chambers.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2025
Verb
The results also revealed that 39 percent experienced loneliness, while 36 percent had an overriding emotion of sadness at that particular point in time.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
On Wednesday, the Kentucky House and Senate, which are both controlled by Republicans, voted to override Beshear’s veto of House Bill 495, per the Lexington Herald-Leader.
—James Factora, Them., 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for override
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On Friday, the state’s high court ruled 4-3 that the veto was lawful, with all of the liberal justices in the majority.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Apr. 2025
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The call for a veto came as those same attorneys announced nearly two dozen new lawsuits Monday against one Catholic high school in Baltimore County.—
Bryan P. Sears,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Apr. 2025
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Just leave your inability to suspend biblical amounts of disbelief at the door, and prepare to experience the absolute bone-chilling horror that is a constantly pinging smartphone.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2025
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Bridgeport Islanders forward Adam Beckman, 23, will miss the remainder of the regular season with just five games remaining after he was suspended by the American Hockey League’s Player Safety Committee on Wednesday.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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That 7-0 run ballooned into a 15-3 run over five-and-a-half minutes in the second half, bringing the Gators even after Clayton hit his first field goal of the game and then converted the and-1 free throw to make it 48-48 with about eight minutes to go.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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Dylan Cease threw too many pitches outside the strike zone and too many in the heart of the strike zone and suffered through one of the worst starts of his career, allowing nine runs over the first three innings of a 10-4 defeat.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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Outreach workers who live among farmworkers are withdrawing a little, too.—
Amy Maxmen | KFF Health News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2025
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The latter took effect on Wednesday, as did the 104 percent tariffs on Chinese imports, which were raised to this level after Beijing missed the deadline to withdraw its 34 percent retaliatory tariff on U.S. goods.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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However, for those mailing returns, the envelope must be properly addressed, stamped, and postmarked no later than April 15 to be considered timely.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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Suddenly, applications were flying by, getting stamped good-to-go or unapproved in weeks, if not days.—
Michael Ashley,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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For under $100, these are an incredible bargain for such high-quality noise cancelling earbuds.—
Cierra Cowan,
PC Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
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Several offshore wind farms planned along the Northeast were canceled in recent years as costs rose due to inflation and supply chain problems during the pandemic.—
Erin Baker,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
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Image The mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, has said Mr. Zelensky abused martial law powers to overrule the city council.—
Andrew E. Kramer,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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Legal challenges of state Last year alone, Douglas County sued the state Board of Equalization over the board’s decision to overrule the county’s attempt to provide $4 billion in property tax relief to its residents, while months later filing suit against the state over two immigration laws.—
John Aguilar,
The Denver Post,
25 Mar. 2025
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Kamikaze sank their first ship on Oct. 25, 1944, when a navy Zero pilot smashed into the USS St. Lo in the Philippine Sea while carrying a pair of 550-pound bombs.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Carlson was wearing a helmet and smashing the windows of the apartment, and going in and out of the house to get gas cans from his truck, the document said.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Override.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/override. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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