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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to make (something) no longer valid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
Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026
Denver voters last approved a $32 million override in 2020, which DPS used to increase teacher wages and fund mental health, nursing and special education services.
—Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2026
Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
Raman argued Los Angeles had failed to plan seriously enough for housing growth, while Bass criticized Sacramento for overriding local planning decisions and defended the city’s recent housing production efforts.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 7 May 2026
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Noun
Cunningham, who lost a three-person Democratic primary in March after bucking her party on a veto override vote, is now registered as an unaffiliated voter.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026
Denver voters last approved a $32 million override in 2020, which DPS used to increase teacher wages and fund mental health, nursing and special education services.
—Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
Rather than wait until July 1 to add the new law to the statute book, lawmakers opted to implement it immediately upon overriding Kelly’s veto.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
Raman argued Los Angeles had failed to plan seriously enough for housing growth, while Bass criticized Sacramento for overriding local planning decisions and defended the city’s recent housing production efforts.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 7 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for override
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The European Union’s foreign ministers agreed Monday to impose sanctions on Israeli settlers over violence against Palestinians after Hungary’s new government lifted the country’s veto.—
Beatriz Ríos,
Washington Post,
11 May 2026
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The most ambitious legislative attempt at curbing presidential war-making was the War Powers Resolution of 1973, passed by Congress over a veto by President Richard Nixon.—
James Cramer,
Baltimore Sun,
11 May 2026
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The trial court imposed a total effective sentence of 20 years in prison, suspended after 15 years, and 15 years of probation, the Supreme Court ruling says.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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At least one person has received a legal warning from the church after posting about the speed runs, while other content creators have seen their accounts suspended.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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Bennett was ultimately charged with four runs over 5 1/3 innings with six hits, two walks and one strikeout.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
8 May 2026
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But Miami managed just three hits and one run over the final eight innings.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
7 May 2026
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Maviglio described the ballot measure as a simple repeal of Proposition 14, and said he was inspired by the governor’s race.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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Even before the repeal of Roe, people living in Appalachian communities were not getting adequate healthcare.—
Gretchen E. Ely,
The Conversation,
5 May 2026
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His is a more enlightened era, but Hannes, lonely and withdrawn, doesn’t share his classmates’ interest in campus sit-ins and free love.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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Days after four Republican candidates withdrew from the upcoming Platte County election and launched independent campaigns, the county’s Republican committee announced plans to censure those candidates and deem them unwelcome within the party.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
8 May 2026
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The speed cams in work zones photograph drivers and time-stamp the images at two locations.—
Bruce Finley,
Denver Post,
1 May 2026
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The King also got to stamp a Park Passport with a stamp specially commissioned for the occasion.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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There’s a report in Bloomberg recently that half of data center plans are kind of stalled or being canceled because of material issues and things like that.—
Fortune Editors,
Fortune,
10 May 2026
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In the preceding weeks, at least 20 of North Carolina’s 115 public school districts canceled Friday classes due to a high number of teachers requesting leave to participate in the protest.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
10 May 2026
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Residents have taken to the streets in recent days to protest the impending arrival of the MV Hondius to the Canary Islands, after the Spanish government overruled local leaders to grant permission for the ship to anchor offshore Sunday.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
9 May 2026
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The justices have to decide whether Louisiana had standing to sue over the federal drug regulations, and if so, whether judges have the authority to overrule the Food and Drug Administration.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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“Override.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/override. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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