as in overturns
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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 countermands
Verb
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The Wednesday ruling overturns much of that opinion.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026 -
Similarly, the video Som da Maloka, 2024, by Raphael Escobar overturns negative stereotypes about the shelterless men of color living in Cracolândia, a highly impoverished and heavily policed area of downtown São Paulo ravaged by crack cocaine and other drugs.—
Michaëla de Lacaze Mohrmann,
Artforum,
1 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The deluge of overrides was seen as a rebuke to Adams, who was frequently at odds with the former council lead by former speaker Adrienne Adams.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
29 Jan. 2026
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First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro blasted the overrides, saying the proposals are efforts to shift more power to the council and dilute the authority of the mayor’s office.—
Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Dec. 2025
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Kennedy also removed all 17 members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's expert vaccine panel and filled many of the positions with people who have been vaccine skeptics or questioned COVID-19 vaccine mandates.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
7 Feb. 2026
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Those two mandates brought ire from nonteaching staff from across the district.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
7 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Continue reading … WAKE-UP CALL — New York Times reverses course on marijuana safety as daily users surge to 18 million.—
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FOXNews.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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Smart Invert reverses the colors of the display except for images, media and some apps that use dark color styles.—
Jim Rossman,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Reflexive vetoes of new experiments, as the Simple Summaries spat highlighted last summer, is not genuine conversation.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Jan. 2026
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That funding was later vetoed by the governor as part of broader cultural budget vetoes.—
Geo Darder,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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There are rules about a team winning too often, and the Hawks have picked in the top three for three straight years.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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But talking about identity has ever-shifting rules and hierarchies that amount to bear-traps that can spring at any time.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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Among other things, the legislation adds work requirements for able-bodied adults starting in January 2027, revokes Medicaid access to some immigrants, including refugees and people seeking asylum, and checks whether someone is eligible for the program every six months instead of every year.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Trump revokes Canada’s spot on ‘Board of Peace’ 2.—
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FOXNews.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Mandate repeals may set off an avalanche of other consequences.—
Allison Ong,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Jan. 2026
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Boise’s ordinance repeals that section, making those streets subject to a default speed limit of 20 miles per hour.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
17 Dec. 2025
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“Countermands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countermands. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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