overridden

past participle of override

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • The Texas Legislature passed a bill to that effect during the regular legislative session, but Abbott vetoed the bill, citing legal concerns.
    Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Governor Greg Abbott vetoed the measure, signaling that Texas should regulate, not prohibit, the industry.
    Robert Hoban, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • For Swifties, that number felt serendipitous with the singer's favorite number, 13, stamped into the record.
    Bryan West, The Tennessean, 30 Aug. 2025
  • For Swifties, that number felt serendipitous with the singer's favorite number, 13, stamped into the record.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Swift received a subpoena in the case in May that was subsequently withdrawn.
    Dan Heching, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Swift was previously subpoenaed but the filing was later withdrawn.
    Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After McNeil refused to get out of his car, Bowers smashed the driver’s side window, punched McNeil in the head and pulled him out of the SUV.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Protesters smashed windows and looted local businesses and set government buildings on fire.
    Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • On Sunday night, the cancelled The Late Show with Stephen Colbert won the Emmy for Outstanding Talk Series.
    Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
  • That proposal was canceled after bipartisan opposition in the Senate.
    Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • If the ball is kicked directly into the end zone and stays in bounds, the receiving team can choose to return it or down the ball; in that instance, a touchback would bring them to the 35-yard line.
    Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Within a matter of minutes, Killa Cam pulled the plug on Broner and kicked him off the show.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Continue reading … LEGAL FALLOUT – UCLA quarterback arrested on felony charge, suspended from football team.
    , FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The school has since confirmed that all classes — whether in-person or virtual — campus events, and administrative operations would be suspended during this time, per a university update on its emergency information page.
    Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Adra said that one of his brothers was run over by a settler riding an ATV and had to be hospitalized.
    Max Saltman, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
  • He is known to run over defenders.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Overridden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overridden. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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