countermands 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of countermand

countermands

2 of 2

noun

plural of countermand

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for countermands
Verb
  • The ruling overturns only one of two lower court decisions to block the deployment of the National Guard in Portland, and because a second decision is still in force, troops can’t immediately be mobilized.
    Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The zoning board's vote effectively overturns a different board's decision blocking demolition of the Alpine lodge.
    Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Some analysts warn that investors may now have to factor in political risk ranging from regulatory intervention to executive overrides.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Some contracts restrict agents' flexibility, cut their overrides or tether them to systems that don't support their style of working.
    Angela Palo, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The district, which represents one of the fastest-growing communities in Kansas, has in recent years been roiled by controversies over mask mandates, purported book banning, the treatment of transgender students and use of a Kansans for Life video in classrooms.
    Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Wall Street Journal Return-to-office mandates are behind a growing gender wage gap.
    Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Interior Department announcement reverses moves by former President Joe Biden's administration to restrict drilling there.
    Nichola Groom, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
  • This measurement, Gilberton says, reverses the conventional belief that East Crestone is the sub-summit of Crestone Peak.
    Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Political experts said that more than 35% of the vote would be a positive outcome for Milei’s government and could allow him, through alliances with other parties, to block efforts by opposition lawmakers to overturn his vetoes against laws Milei has said threaten Argentina’s fiscal balance.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
  • But after vetoes by successive Presidents, a literacy test wasn’t implemented until 1917, when Congress overrode Woodrow Wilson’s veto.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • However, blackout rules apply to certain TV markets.
    Rudie Obias, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
  • According to a report by Red Sox beat writer Chris Cotillo of MassLive, Thompson will likely become a free agent soon, as would be his right under MLB rules because he was never placed on the Red Sox 40-man roster this year.
    Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Disbarment, which revokes a lawyer's license to practice law, is the most severe professional sanction for attorneys.
    Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Missouri isn’t a state that automatically revokes a police license when an officer is convicted of a serious crime.
    Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The repeals still need to make it into the final version of the defense policy legislation hashed out both chambers, but the effort clearly has momentum.
    Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The repeals do not conclude the litigation.
    Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Countermands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countermands. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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