as in ban
an order that something not be done or used
management's veto of our suggestion about allowing casual dress on Fridays
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as in to dismiss
to reject by or as if by a vote
my husband quickly vetoed my suggestion that we adopt the stray dog
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Recent Examples of veto
Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
After the bill passed both chambers of the Legislature, opponents waged an intense push for Abbott to issue a veto.
—Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Eviction notice The Minneapolis City Council recently approved a similar 60-day eviction notice requirement, doubling the city’s 30-day requirement, but the effort was vetoed by Mayor Jacob Frey in light of concerns expressed by the housing industry.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 25 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Other European leaders long ago stopped discussing any security issues in the presence of Orbán himself, who has repeatedly used his veto to block European sanctions on Russia and European aid for Ukraine.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
After the bill passed both chambers of the Legislature, opponents waged an intense push for Abbott to issue a veto.
—Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
The Hungarian leader previously ceased diesel shipments to Ukraine and vetoed a new round of EU sanctions against Russia.
—Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Eviction notice The Minneapolis City Council recently approved a similar 60-day eviction notice requirement, doubling the city’s 30-day requirement, but the effort was vetoed by Mayor Jacob Frey in light of concerns expressed by the housing industry.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for veto
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On Sunday, police prevented Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa from entering the church, citing security concerns as Israel enforces a ban on gatherings in synagogues, churches and mosques during the ongoing war with Iran, which has brought missile strikes near holy sites.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Reddit has filed one of two constitutional challenges to the social media ban in the Australian High Court.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Johnson dismissed the criticism.—
Jack Fink,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Red flags worth walking away from include dismissing symptoms without investigation, attributing everything to stress or anxiety, discouraging second opinions and making patients feel rushed.—
Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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At the state level, a bill was passed in the Missouri House that would mirror the federal prohibition.—
Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
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But the state’s high court rejected that argument in a 4-3 decision, concluding there was no explicit prohibition against the Legislature doing redistricting more often.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
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And years later, when the group splintered into increasingly militant factions, some took part in a disastrous bank robbery that killed an innocent guard and two police officers—three men who were just doing their jobs that day, and who left behind their own kids, their own families.—
Zayd Ayers Dohrn,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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Three people were killed when a tour helicopter broke apart near Honolulu in April 2019, and that December seven people died - including three children - when one crashed in turbulent weather near the famed Na Pali Coast.—
JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Increasingly, judges are opting to sanction lawyers who submit briefs tainted by AI errors, Moylan said, sometimes fining those who refuse to admit wrongdoing or referring them to their state’s bar association for disciplinary actions.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Like the impish anti-romance that crumbles around it, the movie’s twist is both transgressive enough to be pleased with itself and also rooted in a reality that refuses to be dismissed as a bad joke.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Veto.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/veto. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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