as in main
coming before all others in importance
the overriding question is how we will pay for this hurricane cleanup
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1
as in vetoing
to make (something) no longer valid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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as in smashing
to knock down and drive over
They overrode the picket fence with their pickup in a hasty but effective escape.
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Recent Examples of overriding
Carrie Leach, The Conversation, 20 Jan. 2026
The overriding sentiment is that Arsenal want Little to stay.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Dylan Butts, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
But with these recent iterations of the Heat, that overriding faith has proved damaging, creating a deficient team (Miami’s 23-32 against top-10 seeds) and diminished trade assets and leaving the franchise stuck in a play-in abyss with no clear escape route.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
My overriding goal is to help older minority adults connect with research so they are not left out of the very studies meant to reduce health disparities in aging.
—Carrie Leach, The Conversation, 20 Jan. 2026
The overriding sentiment is that Arsenal want Little to stay.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Verb
Alibaba Chief Executive Officer Eddie Wu has made AI development the overriding priority for the tech giant's sprawling business, which also includes chip design and data centers.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
But with these recent iterations of the Heat, that overriding faith has proved damaging, creating a deficient team (Miami’s 23-32 against top-10 seeds) and diminished trade assets and leaving the franchise stuck in a play-in abyss with no clear escape route.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overriding
Adjective
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Three main risks should worry Congress, the courts and every American about the rapid rise of these markets.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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Surges can sometimes indicate an underlying wiring issue or a problem with your main breaker.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Lamont saved them from themselves by vetoing that grant and several others.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
14 Mar. 2026
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Since taking office last year, Nawrocki has positioned himself as a main opponent of the influential prime minister, repeatedly vetoing laws proposed by the executive.—
Claudia Ciobanu,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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But as anyone who’s dropped a mug knows, ceramics are also brittle and prone to smashing.—
Caitlin Kennedy,
Scientific American,
25 Apr. 2026
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Police officers arrived at her Hollywood Hills home in Los Angeles and learned that the attackers had left the woman inside after allegedly smashing her jaw and choking her.—
Francie Ebert,
NBC news,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Lemon was also the Trojans’ primary return man during his sophomore and junior seasons and was even used on a trick play against Oregon this season that resulted in a 24-yard touchdown pass to then-freshman Tanook Hines.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
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The Highway Trust Fund — the primary federal account dedicated to funding highways, bridges and transit — is going broke.—
Andrew Stasiowski,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Slovenia began preemptively withdrawing all HiPP products from shelves of Spar and other supermarkets, its health inspectorate said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Apr. 2026
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After withdrawing their endorsement of Swalwell, the California Teacher’s Association put its support behind Steyer, a sure blow to Porter, who has also sought to win the support of unions.—
Douglas Schoen,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2026
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The new leaders of Iran have swiftly moved away from the late Khamenei’s blueprint for protecting the nation, stamping their own, more extreme approach on Iran’s third Islamic Republic.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
16 Apr. 2026
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Be careful to check if USPS staff is stamping mail after hours, otherwise, any postage dropped in the evening will be stamped April 16.—
Samantha Gowen,
Oc Register,
14 Apr. 2026
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Just hours before suspending her campaign in the California governor's race, Betty Yee sat down with CBS News California Investigates for a candid and emotional interview.—
Julie Watts
April 20,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Several European nations, and the European Commission itself, are now talking about suspending the bloc’s economic association agreement with Israel.—
Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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That's what kicking complacency in the nuts will do for you.—
Sean Joseph OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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The Daily News Editorial Board went on to publish more than 20 editorials resulting in the voters of Brooklyn kicking Hynes to the curb.—
John O’Hara,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Overriding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overriding. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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