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countermanded

verb

past tense of countermand
as in overturned
formal to cancel (an order) especially by giving a new order Orders to blow up the bridge were countermanded.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for countermanded
  1. overturned
  2. reversed
  3. revoked
  4. canceled
  5. withdrew
  6. repealed
  7. overruled
  8. dismissed
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  • And although American vagrancy laws were deemed unconstitutionally vague and overturned in 1972, police maintained the authority to make arrests based on suspicious types of nonaction.
    — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • That judgment, however, was overturned on a procedural issue.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of overturned
Verb
  • Once the stimulation was terminated, the effect rapidly reversed and repetitive behavior resumed.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Half of the keto participants reversed their prediabetes, whereas only 29% in the Mediterranean group and 7% in the plant-forward diet had that result.
    — Stephanie Anderson Witmer, HEALTH, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of reversed
Verb
  • The majority of those were revoked due to law enforcement encounters for a range of criminal activity, with assault, driving under the influence, theft and drug crimes being the leading causes.
    — Louis Casiano , Preston Mizell, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Last Wednesday, the city sent letters to the Metro Little League and the academy informing them that their access to the athletic fields was revoked.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of revoked
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  • The stage musical based on one of the biggest movies ever made in Connecticut finally makes it here on a national tour and an earlier tour was canceled.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • In August, Bonnaroo, the beloved Tennessee festival, was canceled to take a break and fortify the grounds after back to back years of heavy storms.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of canceled
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  • Holtec Nuclear withdrew its IPO earlier this month citing adverse market sentiment in equity markets.
    — Kai Nicol-Schwarz,April Roach, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Burke Law Group withdrew from consideration for the contract after lawmakers and advocacy groups raised concerns that the firm did not have experience representing migrant children.
    — Laura Romero, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of withdrew
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  • Trump’s proclamation would have delayed compliance with the tougher standards from 2027 until 2029, though EPA ultimately repealed them in February.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Some states have partially or completely repealed their pay-to-stay laws.
    — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of repealed
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  • But in 2020, the Nevada Supreme Court overruled the convictions — arguing that jurors shouldn’t have been allowed to hear information about Randolph’s previous wives, including Gault, and his time in prison.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Then on Wednesday, Dino overruled his colleague and restored the two senior police officials to their posts.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of overruled
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  • In exchange, prosecutors dismissed two counts of domestic violence in the presence of a child and obstruction of justice, per KSL.
    — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Kennedy last year dismissed the committee and replaced it with a group that included several anti-vaccine voices.
    — Mike Stobbe, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of dismissed
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“Countermanded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countermanded. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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