overridden

verb

Definition of overriddennext
past participle of override
1
as in vetoed
to make (something) no longer valid Don't let the anticipatory anxiety override your excitement about starting grad school.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 stamped
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 Synonyms for overridden
  1. withdrawn
  2. canceled
  3. kicked
  4. suspended
  5. run over
  6. overruled
  7. trampled
  8. run down
Verb
  • According to Yale’s Chief Executive Leadership Institute, more than 1,000 companies have withdrawn.
    Kevin Rozario, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Reports indicate the suspect faced a crippling back injury and had withdrawn from friends and family in recent months.
    Alison Durkee, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of withdrawn
Verb
  • During the past 18 months, Johnson eliminated 456 Police Department vacancies, stunting any potential growth in ranks and canceled police academy training classes, further undermining the department’s future capability.
    Dylan Sharkey, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The university has canceled all on-campus finals and announced remaining students would be allowed to leave on Wednesday morning.
    Hanna Park, Robert Shackelford and Mary Gilbert, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of canceled
Verb
  • Police said the suspects punched and kicked the 17-year-old male following a verbal dispute.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Then Stemp kicked his leg up, right up, and executed a tilt.
    Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of kicked
Verb
  • She has been suspended without pay, according to a spokesman for the New York Police Department.
    Shayla Colon, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Health officials have since suspended the sale of all raw milk products from Raw Farms, after detecting the virus in bottled products and bulk milk storage at the company’s bottling facility.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of suspended
Verb
  • Hark Dietz said her organization is talking to city and county officials about other sources of funding to keep those facilities running over the next six months.
    David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Eggnog: the drink that indirectly led to grandma getting run over by a reindeer.
    Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of run over
Verb
  • However, the Senate Parliamentarian can be overruled by the Vice President.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
  • In a major ruling in June, the court overruled a 40-year-old decision that said courts should give agencies leeway in interpreting ambiguous laws passed by Congress if their interpretation is reasonable.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of overruled
Verb
  • She had been trampled to death.
    CBS News, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Seven people survived injuries from gunfire while an eighth was trampled as partygoers fled the scene — with the ages of those wounded ranging from 19 to 39.
    Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of trampled
Verb
  • The teaser ends on a cryptic note, showing an unknown bloodied woman (played by series newcomer Hilary Swank), running down the side of the road from an unseen threat.
    Abby Monteil, Them, 9 Dec. 2024
  • With cum still in his mouth, Lee pulls himself back up and kisses Allerton deeply before wiping away the remnants of semen running down his chin.
    David Opie, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of run down
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