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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
  • Swift overturns the tradition of Homer’s blindness in Gulliver’s Travels partly to remind us of the poet’s eye for detail, but also to emphasize the possibility of direct connection between Homer and his audience.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
  • In Netflix’s new adaptation of Little House on the Prairie, the Ingalls family’s journey from Wisconsin to Independence, Kansas, is off to a rocky start when the wagon carrying them nearly overturns in a river.
    — Michael Gioia, Architectural Digest, 16 July 2026
Definition of overturns
Noun
  • Start logging inputs and outputs, human overrides, and a few business KPIs tied to each automation—time saved, error rate, customer impact—in your system of record.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 18 Feb. 2026
  • 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
Definition of overrides
Noun
  • Moms for Liberty is a national organization founded in Florida in 2021 to oppose mandatory COVID-19 restrictions, such as mask mandates, in schools.
    — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026
  • But Florida currently doesn’t have any similar mandates and the Department of Education did not indicate if this was a priority.
    — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
Definition of mandates
Verb
  • The injunction is not a final ruling on the lawsuit’s claims, but will allow the grace period to remain in effect until the lawsuit is resolved or a higher court reverses the decision.
    — Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026
  • The president might be unable to get the money back if the Supreme Court reverses course and ultimately throws out the verdict, his lawyer said in the Tuesday filing.
    — Erik Larson, Fortune, 8 July 2026
Definition of reverses
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  • DeSantis’ vetoes carved roughly $800 million from the $115 billion state budget the Legislature passed in May, including 140 projects requested by Miami-Dade lawmakers that are worth nearly $88 million, according to a Miami Herald analysis.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
  • One of his biggest vetoes slashed more more than $225 million for new housing and maintenance of existing facilities requested by the Department of Corrections.
    — Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2026
Definition of vetoes
Noun
  • Facing unpredictable tariffs, fleet disruptions, and intense competition, the company is entering a new era of reglobalization, where automated belt systems, edge robotics, and new trade patterns are rewriting the rules of global supply chains.
    — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 15 July 2026
  • The publisher added a direct purchase option to the game in violation of both Apple’s and Google’s rules.
    — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026
Definition of rules
Verb
  • When vulnerabilities are found in shims, Microsoft revokes them.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 14 July 2026
  • The Netherlands is the only EU country that automatically revokes the citizenship of its nationals in the event of gaining dual nationality with a non-EU country.
    — Colin Millar, New York Times, 1 May 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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