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verb

present tense third-person singular of countermand
as in overturns
formal to cancel (an order) especially by giving a new order Orders to blow up the bridge were countermanded.

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noun

plural of countermand
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as in overrides

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for countermands
  1. overturns
  2. overrides
  3. mandates
  4. reverses
  5. vetoes
  6. rules
  7. revokes
  8. repeals
Verb
  • The decision overturns a Tennessee federal district court ruling that sided with Kalshi, and reaffirms a decision by a federal district court in Ohio that sided with the states’ argument.
    — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Trump has said construction will not move forward unless a federal appeals court overturns a ruling blocking efforts to put his name on the building.
    — Mike Stunson, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of overturns
Noun
  • Organizations must also monitor output quality by risk, human overrides, false results, escalation volume, complaints, model drift and performance across employee groups.
    — Michael Tyrimos, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • But over the past few months, investors have started questioning whether valuations have run ahead of the defense industry's ability to ramp up, amid ever-growing order books in an industry known for delays and cost overrides.
    — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of overrides
Noun
  • But when mandates or control measures are used as the main tool in a crisis response, a short-term impact can be difficult to sustain.
    — Raj Panjabi, STAT, 21 Oct. 2026
  • ObamaCare premiums have been rising quickly because of the law’s structure and mandates.
    — Merrill Matthews, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of mandates
Verb
  • The shift reverses a strategy adopted five years ago as the influential pro-Israel group faces mounting political resistance.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The motor then reverses to reset the limb, with much of the reset taking place while the robot is airborne.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of reverses
Noun
  • The proposal out of Paris and Berlin would erect safeguards against those vetoes so the Commission could act faster.
    — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The vetoes came on what was the final day the governor could sign or reject bills that passed in the Legislature this year.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of vetoes
Noun
  • Conflict-of-interest rules may bar some workers and their families from holding certain stocks; the Treasury has moved to ban ESG funds from accounts, but there’s no way for people to keep certain stocks out of their kids’ accounts.
    — Diane Brady, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • House Democrats are considering rules changes to mandate dues payments to serve on committees like Appropriations and Financial Services.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of rules
Verb
  • Federal court revokes citizenship On June 8, the DOJ filed a civil complaint seeking to revoke Acosta Torres' naturalization.
    — Sergio Candido, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • When vulnerabilities are found in shims, Microsoft revokes them.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 14 July 2026
Definition of revokes
Noun
  • In agreeing to hear the pair of cases, the justices did not disturb the lower court rulings that blocked the repeals for now.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The trash and parking fee repeals might be uniquely attractive to a broad swath of San Diegans in a way that may not translate to competitive bidding changes or even pension reform.
    — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
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