as in vetoes
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to make (something) no longer valid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 overrides
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
18 Feb. 2026
The deluge of overrides was seen as a rebuke to Adams, who was frequently at odds with the former council lead by former speaker Adrienne Adams.
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Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
29 Jan. 2026
First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro blasted the overrides, saying the proposals are efforts to shift more power to the council and dilute the authority of the mayor’s office.
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Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Dec. 2025
Among all the districts in Maricopa County, Higley has proposed one of the priciest overrides for property owners, equaling $383 a year in property taxes for the average homeowner within district boundaries.
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Erick Trevino,
AZCentral.com,
29 Oct. 2025
Some analysts warn that investors may now have to factor in political risk ranging from regulatory intervention to executive overrides.
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Jason Ma,
Fortune,
20 Sep. 2025
Ahsan Shah,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
The central issue in the case, filed by Missouri resident James Durnell, is who decides what should appear on a pesticide or insecticide label—and whether a federal law overrides state claims.
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Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
25 June 2026
Adverse weather overrides general mow timing guidelines.
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David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
23 June 2026
Some of those drugs, such as a class that overrides the body’s natural limit on muscle growth, are already banned by WADA.
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Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
20 June 2026
Spielberg has spent time thinking about telepathy and mind control, about Catholic and other strains of religious mysticism, about the ways our capacity for cruelty sometimes overrides our impulse toward generosity.
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Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
9 June 2026
The entire plant is complete with storage tanks, remote-control software, and rigorous safety overrides.
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Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
8 June 2026
The hearing Friday centered on who has standing to challenge government steps once they have already been taken and whether that standing overrides national security.
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Arkansas Online,
6 June 2026
The massive mall makeover is being done under the Live Local Act, a controversial state law that encourages developers to produce mixed-use projects with affordable housing in exchange for tax incentives and a streamlined process that overrides some local building controls.
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Amanda Rosa
may 28,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2026
Noun
Start logging inputs and outputs, human overrides, and a few business KPIs tied to each automation—time saved, error rate, customer impact—in your system of record.
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Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
18 Feb. 2026
The deluge of overrides was seen as a rebuke to Adams, who was frequently at odds with the former council lead by former speaker Adrienne Adams.
—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
29 Jan. 2026
First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro blasted the overrides, saying the proposals are efforts to shift more power to the council and dilute the authority of the mayor’s office.
—
Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Dec. 2025
Among all the districts in Maricopa County, Higley has proposed one of the priciest overrides for property owners, equaling $383 a year in property taxes for the average homeowner within district boundaries.
—
Erick Trevino,
AZCentral.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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
Verb
The teams seeing the strongest results build feedback loops into workflows so overrides and corrections sharpen future recommendations.
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Ahsan Shah,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
The central issue in the case, filed by Missouri resident James Durnell, is who decides what should appear on a pesticide or insecticide label—and whether a federal law overrides state claims.
—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
25 June 2026
Adverse weather overrides general mow timing guidelines.
—
David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
23 June 2026
Some of those drugs, such as a class that overrides the body’s natural limit on muscle growth, are already banned by WADA.
—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
20 June 2026
Spielberg has spent time thinking about telepathy and mind control, about Catholic and other strains of religious mysticism, about the ways our capacity for cruelty sometimes overrides our impulse toward generosity.
—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
9 June 2026
The entire plant is complete with storage tanks, remote-control software, and rigorous safety overrides.
—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
8 June 2026
The hearing Friday centered on who has standing to challenge government steps once they have already been taken and whether that standing overrides national security.
—
Arkansas Online,
6 June 2026
The massive mall makeover is being done under the Live Local Act, a controversial state law that encourages developers to produce mixed-use projects with affordable housing in exchange for tax incentives and a streamlined process that overrides some local building controls.
—
Amanda Rosa
may 28,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overrides
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DeSantis’ vetoes carved roughly $800 million from the $115 billion state budget the Legislature passed in May, including 140 projects requested by Miami-Dade lawmakers that are worth nearly $88 million, according to a Miami Herald analysis.
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One of his biggest vetoes slashed more more than $225 million for new housing and maintenance of existing facilities requested by the Department of Corrections.
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To combat bots, Ticketmaster, the primary ticketing platform for many concerts, blocks automated software, identifies and shuts down fake accounts and cancels orders that violate its policies.
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If your airline cancels your flight, request a cash refund.
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Mars moving into Gemini kicks you out of the hibernation phase and into full throttle action.
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Once a campaign goes live, HubSpot Marketing Hub kicks into gear, with the dashboard handling standard metrics like bounces, unsubscribes, and individual contact open tracking.
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In agreeing to hear the pair of cases, the justices did not disturb the lower court rulings that blocked the repeals for now.
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The trash and parking fee repeals might be uniquely attractive to a broad swath of San Diegans in a way that may not translate to competitive bidding changes or even pension reform.
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Continue reading … ‘CHEAP SHOTS’ — WNBA suspends Alyssa Thomas for 'recklessly' hitting Caitlin Clark in throat.
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Yet each summer, the region suspends its hatred for the stubborn weed, celebrating the plant’s sweet abundance through blackberry festivals and preparing enough jars of blackberry jam to hold them over until the next year’s harvest.
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Following the Oklahoma style, the team smashes Vidalia onions directly into the beef, making the patties superthin, then tops them with brown mustard, American cheese and pickles.
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Pele controls the ball in the penalty area with his thigh, flips it over the head of the defender and smashes it past a helpless Kalle Svensson.
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Hezbollah's leader said Saturday the group would fight on until Israel withdraws from southern Lebanon, according to a statement carried in a pro-Hezbollah local media outlet.
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But sporadic clashes have continued, and Hezbollah’s leader said Saturday that the group would continue fighting until Israel withdraws from Lebanon.
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The company that stamps its name on a custom chip and the company that captures the durable profit from it are rarely the same.
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Where to buy Mister Rogers stamps The Mister Rogers Stamps will be available for purchase at any post office nationwide and on The Postal Store online.
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“Overrides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overrides. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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