COUNTERMANDING Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

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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As well as overturning the 2024 standards, the EPA is proposing to roll back its authority to regulate climate pollution from power plants.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026
Kavanaugh wrote an opinion in 2012 overturning the terrorism conviction of a driver and bodyguard for Osama bin Laden.

— Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of overturning

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Observers say Saudi Arabia is gearing up for a ground offensive aimed at preventing the Houthis from consolidating their gains on the Red Sea coast and reversing the tide.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
The composition is also unusual, with flowers in the foreground while the stones recede behind them, reversing the impulse to put exceptional gems front and center.

— Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

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The State Department has been quietly revoking visas given to private entrepreneurs.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
Santa Fe Springs officials took the unusual step of revoking the league’s access to its fields after accusing it of subleasing the fields to another nonprofit, a violation of its contract with the city.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

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Smalls is accused of withdrawing over $17,000 in cash and sending money to herself via Cash App on several occasions, according to court documents obtained by WJZ.

— Michelle Richardson, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
In addition to delaying missile shipments to Tokyo and withdrawing its aircraft carrier from the region, the United States has scaled back or canceled joint military exercises with South Korea.

— David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2026

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Customers using Booking’s AI tools are booking somewhat faster, converting at somewhat higher rates, and canceling less often, Steenbergen said, while cautioning that the data remains early stage.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
The White House was warned that canceling TPS for Salvadorans would disrupt construction projects in Washington.

— Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of canceling

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Demolishing universities, assaulting the press, violently resegregating the public sphere, ramming degenerative AI down our throats, incarcerating mere zine makers, the regime is systematically repealing the right to culture.

— Anna Kornbluh, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
In contrast to Democrats, their agenda has included repealing no-excuse absentee balloting, banning the use of ballot drop boxes and instituting stronger voter identification requirements.

— Daniel J. Mallinson, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026

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After oral arguments in the spring, the three judges issued a complex decision affirming Carter’s finding of discrimination but overruling his order invalidating UCLA’s lease for its baseball stadium.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Generally, the courts are limited in overruling regulatory agencies unless a ruling was clearly erroneous.

— Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2026

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