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to decide that (something or someone) is wrong; to rule against (something or someone)
The judge overruled the objection. His conviction was overruled by the supreme court.
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Recent Examples of overruling
Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2025
Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 12 Feb. 2026
But even those who voted in favor of overruling the commission’s determination and allowing for demolition acknowledged the community’s concerns.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
In that role, Ruszkowski will oversee turnaround efforts in Fort Worth ISD, including directing or possibly overruling actions of the superintendent and other district leaders.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Nov. 2025
Bell could ultimately play a decisive role in the trial’s outcome—even overruling the jury if warranted by law.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Lawmakers also passed the District of Columbia Policing Protection Act, overruling the Metropolitan Police Department’s rule of curtailing high-speed chases and permitting law enforcement to pursue suspects without as much restraint.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 17 Sep. 2025
And the company also claims that by ignoring or overruling comments submitted during the rule-making procedure, these regulations are also procedurally invalid.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Today’s Court has toyed with overruling Smith, but as Justice Barrett has noted, the difficulty is determining what to replace it with.
—David Cole, The New York Review of Books, 21 Aug. 2025
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
Noun
In recent years, the court’s conservative majority overruling of major, longstanding precedents has become a defining feature of Roberts’ tenure.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
Vinay Prasad is tightening the screws at the FDA, overruling staff and signaling a tougher stance on vaccines and gene therapies — which, as Adam Feuerstein points out, is consistent with his historic skepticism of surrogate endpoints and trial design.
—Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 12 Feb. 2026
But even those who voted in favor of overruling the commission’s determination and allowing for demolition acknowledged the community’s concerns.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
In that role, Ruszkowski will oversee turnaround efforts in Fort Worth ISD, including directing or possibly overruling actions of the superintendent and other district leaders.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Nov. 2025
Bell could ultimately play a decisive role in the trial’s outcome—even overruling the jury if warranted by law.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Lawmakers also passed the District of Columbia Policing Protection Act, overruling the Metropolitan Police Department’s rule of curtailing high-speed chases and permitting law enforcement to pursue suspects without as much restraint.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 17 Sep. 2025
And the company also claims that by ignoring or overruling comments submitted during the rule-making procedure, these regulations are also procedurally invalid.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Today’s Court has toyed with overruling Smith, but as Justice Barrett has noted, the difficulty is determining what to replace it with.
—David Cole, The New York Review of Books, 21 Aug. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overruling
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Majeed also faces backlash for siding with Republicans on a veto override.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Feb. 2026
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If Kelly vetoed the legislation, a veto override would take the support of two-thirds of lawmakers in each chamber — a threshold the Senate fell well short of on Wednesday.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
15 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Some African governments are rejecting American health funding agreements over data and privacy concerns.—
Adrian Elimian,
semafor.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Saying no can feel a bit like rejecting the praise itself.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
6 Mar. 2026
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That prompted a complete collapse of the negotiations, then passage of the bill as written and, finally, Polis' veto.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
9 Mar. 2026
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Majeed voted with Republicans to override Stein’s veto of a controversial bill about sexuality, religion in schools and school libraries.—
Caitlin McGlade,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Mar. 2026
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The company rejected the measure, dismissing Friedmann as a disgruntled ex-convict, but his campaign got widespread attention.—
James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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By dismissing shooters as incomprehensible villains, Peterson says, families and communities may miss warning signs in the young people around them.—
Brit McCandless Farmer,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
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The Supreme Court’s invalidation of most Trump tariffs and the bellicosity of his response, which included the immediate imposition of new 10% tariffs across the board and the threat to increase them to 15%, have done nothing to settle investors’ nerves.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
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As the researchers expected, validation was associated with reductions in negative emotional intensity, while invalidation reliably escalated distress.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
16 Jan. 2026
Verb
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There’s no denying that the bob remains the haircut of the moment.—
Fiona Embleton,
Glamour,
6 Mar. 2026
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There is, however, no denying certain gains.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Since the abrogation of the gold standard, the metallists are forced to accept the chartalist position.—
Vipin Bharathan,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said on Wednesday that Madrid’s position of refusing to allow the country’s military bases to be used in the ongoing Iran war had now changed.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
5 Mar. 2026
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Last month, the agency faced a firestorm of criticism for initially refusing to review an application from Moderna for an mRNA flu vaccine before ultimately accepting the application with some adjustments.—
Meg Tirrell,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Overruling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overruling. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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