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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as in cancels
to make (something) no longer valid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
Jason Ma, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2025
Some contracts restrict agents' flexibility, cut their overrides or tether them to systems that don't support their style of working.
—Angela Palo, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Laura Koval, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
His legal team is expected to file an appeal, which, under French law, would typically suspend the sentence; however, the court’s ruling overrides that norm.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Amye Bensenhaver, a former assistant attorney general who is the co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition, said while local policy may prohibit people present during a closed meeting from sharing what was discussed, state law — which overrides city policy — does not.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Sep. 2025
Know your sourcing, packaging and distribution partners ahead of growth, so scale supports your values, not overrides them.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Both are very valuable, but my mind often overrides intuition or the nature of what my body knows, its somatic intelligence.
—Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 4 Sep. 2025
However, the study pointed out that allowing AI to provide evaluation scores to recruiters overrides human hiring decisions, influencing job acceptance rates and worker productivity.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2025
Walpin is a short man who wears thick, recently acquired sideburns and has a rapid-fire delivery that overrides replies.
—Nicholas Pileggi, Curbed, 15 Aug. 2025
In Jewish tradition, pikuach nefesh — the obligation to preserve life — overrides nearly all else.
—N. Goldberg, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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
Some contracts restrict agents' flexibility, cut their overrides or tether them to systems that don't support their style of working.
—Angela Palo, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
There’s nothing in the language of Proposition 50 that permanently bars future overrides.
—Laura Koval, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
His legal team is expected to file an appeal, which, under French law, would typically suspend the sentence; however, the court’s ruling overrides that norm.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Amye Bensenhaver, a former assistant attorney general who is the co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition, said while local policy may prohibit people present during a closed meeting from sharing what was discussed, state law — which overrides city policy — does not.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Sep. 2025
Know your sourcing, packaging and distribution partners ahead of growth, so scale supports your values, not overrides them.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Both are very valuable, but my mind often overrides intuition or the nature of what my body knows, its somatic intelligence.
—Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 4 Sep. 2025
However, the study pointed out that allowing AI to provide evaluation scores to recruiters overrides human hiring decisions, influencing job acceptance rates and worker productivity.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2025
Walpin is a short man who wears thick, recently acquired sideburns and has a rapid-fire delivery that overrides replies.
—Nicholas Pileggi, Curbed, 15 Aug. 2025
In Jewish tradition, pikuach nefesh — the obligation to preserve life — overrides nearly all else.
—N. Goldberg, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overrides
Noun
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But DeWine kept the program as one of his 67 budget vetoes.—
Jessie Balmert,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
26 Sep. 2025
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By two 7-3 votes, commissioners overturned Garner’s vetoes.—
Sofi Zeman,
Kansas City Star,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Miami cancels school, orders state of emergency About 10 minutes to the west, the community of Miami was also recovering from intense flooding.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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After her family cancels holiday plans at the last minute, Nell decides to spend the week of Christmas having fun on her own!—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The starting configuration kicks down the CPU and memory but maintains 1TB of storage, opting for a Ryzen Z2 with 16GB of RAM for $1,099.—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
2 Oct. 2025
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This is the kind of guy who kicks down a door and busts somebody’s kidney with a crowbar.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The repeals do not conclude the litigation.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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Property tax repeals or reforms are being considered in multiple states across the country, following the consistent rise of property taxes over the past five years.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The emergency order, which suspends a lower court ruling that favored the migrants, could have far-reaching effects on immigrant communities, employment, and deportation protocols.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Termination can occur immediately if the NBPA suspends or revokes an agent’s certification, but Turner capably performed his duties.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The ball smashes into the floodlights, and Hobbs sets off on his victory trot, in slow motion, with sparks cascading behind him like fireworks.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
18 Sep. 2025
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The trend isn’t one-sided either, as clips have surfaced of brides being the ones to start the frosting fight, like in this TikTok video where a bride smashes a piece of cake on her groom’s face.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The proposal relies on these forces to handle security as the Israeli military gradually withdraws from Gaza.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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If America now withdraws from its leadership role in diplomatic efforts to end the war, the bloodshed will only continue.—
Dmytro Razumkov,
Time,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In the middle of 25th St, a man opens a red stanchion and ushers us toward a guard who stamps invisible ink on our wrists.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Overrides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overrides. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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