overrule

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Recent Examples of overrule Texas’s brief defending its 2023 law suggests that the Ashcroft line of cases should be overruled, and that strict scrutiny should no longer apply to laws that seek to prevent children from seeing pornography, but that also restrict the First Amendment rights of adults. Ian Millhiser, Vox, 2 Jan. 2025 Rally Scoring: the committee approved it for provisional use (especially in singles) but the board overruled them and put it on hold. Todd Boss, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024 Right now the nonprofit board can overrule decisions the for-profit business might want to make, in the name of its mission. Ina Fried, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024 Rogan's theory would then overrule several other circulating ideas, such as the drones are operated by external forces or were launched in search of volatile matter. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for overrule 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overrule
Verb
  • While the Obama administration rejected Cheney’s outsized role for itself, Joe Biden still became a close adviser and helped achieve administration goals.
    Roy Brownell, Baltimore Sun, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Greens, blues, and reds remain masculine while rejecting the conventions of more conservative styles.
    Ian Malone, Vogue, 18 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • She was dismissed in June 2024 after a run of seven games without a win.
    Asif Burhan, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
  • To have the charge dismissed, a person must first plead guilty or no contest, agree to a treatment plan and then successfully complete that program.
    Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 13 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Is there some way that the Giants and Jets can get clipped for congestion pricing over on Route 3? People who still deny that climate change is real also believe that pigs can fly.
    Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Fewer claims translate to lower premiums and reduce the risk that your policy will be canceled or denied for renewal.
    Ryan Barone, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • With security vulnerabilities already confirmed for billions of Android users along with an ongoing and hard-to-detect cyberattack, Gmail users warned do not click and Google refusing to fix a reported vulnerability, 2025 has got off to a shocking start.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Trump also refused to commit to not using U.S. military to regain control of the Panama Canal.
    Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The polling data follows the Biden administration in December withdrawing a proposal to prohibit public school districts from implementing blanket bans on transgender athletes competing based on gender identity.
    Kristina Watrobski, Baltimore Sun, 7 Jan. 2025
  • This decision resulted in approximately 625 million acres of federal waters being withdrawn from energy exploration, which may require an act of Congress to reverse.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The macOS users who ignore this warning do so at their own peril.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Get best-in-class reporting that's too important to ignore for just $2.50 $1 per month for 1 year.
    Jaina Grey, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2025

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“Overrule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overrule. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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