as in to reject
to decide that (something or someone) is wrong; to rule against (something or someone)
The judge overruled the objection. His conviction was overruled by the supreme court.
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Recent Examples of overrule
An Irvine city staff report said Santa Ana and Costa Mesa officials have also recently overruled the airport commission’s findings of inconsistencies regarding zoning proposals near John Wayne Airport.
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Jonathan Horwitz, Orange County Register, 10 Oct. 2024
The commission’s board overruled that decision in a 4-3 vote that allowed Towson to proceed, but the state’s attorney general’s office then stepped in, saying the vote was invalid.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 21 Nov. 2024
The governor could green-light parole, or overrule the board and deny their release.
—Stefanie Dazio, Jaimie Ding, and Christopher Weber, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Oct. 2024
The premise in which Gilliam’s candidacy happens without the normal process of primary approval seems prophetic of the way Kamala Harris was installed by the DNC, overruling the participation and agreement of its members.
—Armond White, National Review, 23 Oct. 2024
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Jonathan Horwitz, Orange County Register, 10 Oct. 2024
The commission’s board overruled that decision in a 4-3 vote that allowed Towson to proceed, but the state’s attorney general’s office then stepped in, saying the vote was invalid.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 21 Nov. 2024
The governor could green-light parole, or overrule the board and deny their release.
—Stefanie Dazio, Jaimie Ding, and Christopher Weber, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Oct. 2024
The premise in which Gilliam’s candidacy happens without the normal process of primary approval seems prophetic of the way Kamala Harris was installed by the DNC, overruling the participation and agreement of its members.
—Armond White, National Review, 23 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overrule
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Syria's government has rejected reports that President Bashar al-Assad has fled Damascus as insurgents opposing his regime continue their lightning offensive.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
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In the court's ruling, Ginsburg, a Republican appointee, rejected TikTok's main legal arguments against the law, including that the statute was an unlawful bill of attainder, or a taking of property in violation of the Fifth Amendment.HALELUYA HADERO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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The case was previously scheduled to go to trial in August 2025, but is now expected to be dismissed.Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 14 Dec. 2024
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The manslaughter charged, which carried a maximum 15-year sentence, was dismissed.Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 13 Dec. 2024
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Donald Trump's second inauguration will be a triumphant return for a former president many believed to be permanently barred from Washington four years ago after denying his 2020 election loss.Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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Trump has denied the affair and pleaded not guilty to all charges.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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China has labeled Lai a separatist and refuses to engage in dialogue with him, further increasing hostilities.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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The most memorable productions may have involved classics of one kind or another, but these works were reborn in stagings that refused to play it safe.Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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The military withdrew after the National Assembly unanimously voted to overturn Yoon’s decree, forcing his Cabinet to lift it before daybreak Wednesday.Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
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Throughout the day Saturday, as the rebel forces were on the move, the Syrian army withdrew from much of southern Syria, leaving more areas of the country, including two provincial capitals, under the control of the rebels, according to the military and an opposition war monitor.Victoria Beaule, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
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But key architects of the British and American working classes ignored efforts to fuse the labor and abolitionist movements and instead linked labor militancy to white suffering.Gunther Peck / Made by History, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
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While stocks fell slightly on Thursday, investors are mostly ignoring recent reports showing inflation is still a very real problem.Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Overrule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overrule. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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