countermanding

verb

present participle of countermand
as in overturning
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 countermanding
  1. overturning
  2. reversing
  3. revoking
  4. withdrawing
  5. canceling
  6. repealing
  7. dismissing
  8. overruling
Verb
  • In May, the South Carolina Supreme Court agreed, overturning Murdaugh’s double-murder conviction and ordered a new trial.
    — KC Baker, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The president’s tariffs during his second term have faced an array of legal challenges, with the Supreme Court overturning some of them in February.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of overturning
Verb
  • The Park District placed a life ring at Pratt Pier in September 2021, reversing a previous announcement.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The Common App report showed double-digit declines in applications from Asia and Africa, but the number of European students applying to American campuses also fell by 4%, reversing years of steady increases.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of reversing
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  • With the approval, Starfish can operate for two years, but city staff said there is also a formal process for revoking its special use permit, if persistent problems arise.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026
  • By the end of 2017, the subsidiary paid $20 million to Rivera’s company, Interamerican Consulting, before revoking the contract.
    — Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of revoking
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  • The scheme reportedly involved depositing checks from accounts with insufficient funds, then withdrawing the temporarily available money, leaving the banks to absorb the losses once the checks bounced, court records show.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Numerous energy projects end up withdrawing entirely from the process.
    — Ray Fernandez, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of withdrawing
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  • The agent reported that the API lacked authorization checks for canceling other people's reservations.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Hong's past social media comments over canceling Thanksgiving may have played a role in her downfall.
    — Emily R. Condon, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of canceling
Verb
  • The Council earlier this month approved an ordinance repealing a July measure that directed the city manager to assess living conditions at the apartments and make emergency repairs.
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026
  • That includes prohibiting the construction of AI data centers in rural Texas neighborhoods, reducing the impacts of data centers on local communities, and repealing sales tax exemptions and other incentives.
    — Jack Fink, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of repealing
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  • Petersen allegedly deferred to a male sergeant’s expertise on topics including firearms and internal affairs while dismissing Kennon’s expertise in other areas.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2026
  • With the commander-in-chief and defense secretary now dismissing those reports as false, Congress should require a bipartisan committee of former military members to visit the ship.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of dismissing
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  • Jeanie and her lawyer believe a 2017 court order keeps them from overruling her.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Stability grows when your generosity stops overruling your actual capacity.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 July 2026
Definition of overruling
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