as in veto
the doing away with something by formal action
Citizens are advocating for a congressional override of the president's proposal.
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as in to veto
to make (something) no longer valid
Don't let the anticipatory anxiety override your excitement about starting grad school. Upper management reserves the right to override any decisions made by supervisors.
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Recent Examples of override
Avi Bajpai, Charlotte Observer, 29 July 2025
Volume limited to 85 decibels (override function for loud environments).
—Simon Hill Adrienne So, Wired News, 6 July 2025
Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Alabama no longer allows judges to override jury sentences in capital cases.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2025
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Noun
Another Charlotte Democrat, Rep. Nasif Majeed, broke with his party on Tuesday and was the decisive vote on the veto override of House Bill 805, a wide-ranging bill dealing with gender and sexuality in schools.
—Avi Bajpai, Charlotte Observer, 29 July 2025
Volume limited to 85 decibels (override function for loud environments).
—Simon Hill Adrienne So, Wired News, 6 July 2025
Verb
The law says the following: Family members, or next of kin, cannot override that decision once it is made.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Alabama no longer allows judges to override jury sentences in capital cases.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for override
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Artists for Artists: Miami, a nonprofit advocating for local artists, launched the survey in October following Gov. Ron DeSantis’ $32 million veto of arts funding from the state budget.—
Isabel Rivera,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
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In Kansas, legislators overrode Governor Laura Kelly’s veto of a bill barring trans athletes from women’s sports and passed a law preventing transgender Kansans from changing the gender on their IDs.—
Madeline King,
Kansas City Star,
15 Aug. 2025
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Brown University reached a similar — though far cheaper — settlement last month, agreeing to pay the Trump administration $50 million to restore over $500 million in federal funding initially suspended over antisemitism allegations.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Launched in 2015, suspended during the pandemic and relaunched a few years ago, the challah bake brings together hundreds of women from all corners of the Jewish faith, including unaffiliated, Reform,Humanistic, Conservative and Orthodox, to knead and braid challah, traditional Jewish bread.—
Grace Tucker,
The Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
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White Sox starter Aaron Civale (2-4), who had allowed one run over 11 innings in his previous two starts, retired the first nine batters in order, four by strikeout.—
Dan Arritt,
Oc Register,
3 Aug. 2025
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The search was started in the Black Forest area, where ICE said the immigrants Thursday morning tried to run over officers from the agency’s Denver office with a vehicle during an ICE operation at a construction site.—
Dave Mason,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Aug. 2025
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Fear of one day having a family member detained or deported is linked with upticks in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and a chronic anxiety that leads children and adolescents to avoid school or withdraw from public life, the study said.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Aug. 2025
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DuPage County has several ways to pay bills, including electronically by having funds withdrawn from a savings or checking account; by credit card, including Visa, MasterCard or Discover; via a wire transfer; or by having a bank write the check.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
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Gray — who Frank has a long-term admiration for, and tried to sign for Brentford last season from Leeds United — started against Luton, but failed to stamp his authority, with opposition midfielders seemingly able to unsettle him with intensity and physicality.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
27 July 2025
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At the launch party for the new tattoo studio Dainty, La Virgen de Guadalupe candles — clear vessels stamped with the image of the Virgin Mary — burned along the walls.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Start your free trial and get access to 5 all-new premium newsletters—cancel anytime.—
Andrea J. Arratibel,
Wired News,
12 Aug. 2025
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Their 31-year-old son Spencer Hatcher, an up-and-coming country crooner, canceled several upcoming shows as his family deals with his mother's death.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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The Supreme Court could reconsider and overrule Rucho vs. Common Cause and go back to holding, as the law used to be, that federal courts can invalidate partisan gerrymandering.—
Erwin Chemerinsky,
Twin Cities,
14 Aug. 2025
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This decision came around the same time as a Mississippi age-verification law was allowed to go into effect by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, overruling a previous block of the law for nearly identical First Amendment concerns.—
Angele Latham,
The Tennessean,
14 Aug. 2025
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By then, there were two outs, Jesse Winker was on second and came home on an RBI single by Starling Marte, dramatically smashing his helmet at home plate, punctuating a two-run lead.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
8 Aug. 2025
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The Capitol building had been breached two hours earlier, with doors knocked off hinges and windows smashed.—
Tom Dreisbach,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Override.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/override. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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