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to make (something) no longer valid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
Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
This override of the normal IRS statute of limitations is sweeping.
—Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Bobby Allyn, NPR, 13 Feb. 2025
Perhaps the biggest legal test of President Trump’s term so far turns on a basic question: Can the president override Congress and cancel federal funding?
—Emily Bazelon, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Back then, the council failed an override with a 7-2 vote.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
This override of the normal IRS statute of limitations is sweeping.
—Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Verb
Yet legal experts say a president's order cannot override an act of Congress, and that doing business with TikTok is still, in theory, punishable with steep fines.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 13 Feb. 2025
Perhaps the biggest legal test of President Trump’s term so far turns on a basic question: Can the president override Congress and cancel federal funding?
—Emily Bazelon, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for override
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The two nations are among five on the Security Council with veto power, and have been critical of the role of past U.N. peacekeeping operations in Haiti, the last of which ended in 2017.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2025
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The General Assembly has become the most important U.N. body on Ukraine because the Security Council has been paralyzed by Russia’s veto power.—
Edith M. Lederer,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2025
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While the warning was emphatic — and the accounts linked to the scheme were suspended — newer meme accounts promoting Stake have continued to pop up on the site.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
23 Feb. 2025
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The American Bar Association (ABA) has voted to suspend its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) standard for law schools as the Trump administration looks to gut all programs and initiatives associated with DEI within the federal government.—
Michael Dorgan,
Fox News,
22 Feb. 2025
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But their shows might similarly run over time, thanks to O’Brien breaking into song with some help from the Dune 2 sandworm.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
2 Mar. 2025
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The deal runs over two years and gives Waller-Bridge’s company the first opportunity to develop FMP’s productions for television.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2025
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At the 2001 event Venus withdrew with a knee injury,.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2025
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Another clash is set to play out at the U.N. on Monday after the U.S. proposed a competing resolution that lacks the same demands as one from Ukraine and the European Union for Moscow’s forces to immediately withdraw from the country.—
Matthew Lee and Aamer Madhani,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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This time last year, Lincoln men’s basketball stamped its first CIAA Tournament championship in program history.—
Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Feb. 2025
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The blood clinic where Gemma and Mark meet, as well as the fertility clinic the two use are both stamped with the Lumon logo, which might explain how Gemma got roped into being severed.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Nearly seven years after Daredevil was canceled at Netflix, Daredevil: Born Again has risen from the ashes.—
Kirsten Chuba,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Feb. 2025
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The largest item on its latest list is a $1.9 billion cut at the Treasury Department—except this contract was actually canceled last fall, under the Biden administration, before DOGE even existed, The Times reported.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Justice Clarence Thomas said the Supreme Court should overrule or limit a 75-year-old ruling in a dissent published on Monday.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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In the movie, on the final possession in the Indiana state high school championship game, the players overrule the coach’s choice for the player to attempt the game-winning shot.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
27 Feb. 2025
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The robber smashes various display cases and loads jewelry into his backpack before running back to the car.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
24 Feb. 2025
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Two Riverside officers have been charged after one smashed a resident’s skateboard in a viral video.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Override.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/override. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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