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to make (something) no longer valid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
Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
To me, the overriding point of a role-playing game is defining your role and inhabiting it.
—ArsTechnica, 25 May 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
But its overriding message is plus ça change.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
To me, the overriding point of a role-playing game is defining your role and inhabiting it.
—ArsTechnica, 25 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overriding
Adjective
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Dylan Redford, who serves as co-creator, director, editor, cinematographer, production sound mixer, main title editor and motion design director on the series, is the grandson of the late Robert Redford, the Oscar-winning actor and Sundance Film Festival founder who died last year at 89.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
30 May 2026
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Entergy New Orleans, the city’s main electric utility, has an accelerated grid-hardening plan that aims to replace existing utility poles with more fortified poles to withstand higher winds and selectively move some lines underground in high-risk areas.—
Sufan Jiang,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
Verb
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New government wants to unblock frozen EU funds Magyar’s administration is expected to transform political dynamics within the European Union, where the former prime minister had upended the bloc by frequently vetoing key decisions, most recently concerning support for neighboring Ukraine.—
Justin Spike,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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His government is expected to transform political dynamics within the European Union, where the former prime minister had upended the bloc by frequently vetoing key decisions, most recently concerning support for neighboring Ukraine.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
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Doue and Dembele also drop into midfield, while Kvaratskhelia is his usual destructive self off the left, rounding off a nightmare of rotations and raw running power that tempts defences out of their shape before smashing through.—
Sarah Shephard,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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The attack happened in an area where security forces are usually stationed, badly damaging nearby buildings and smashing more than a dozen vehicles parked along the road, according to witnesses and images circulating on social media.—
Abdul Sattar,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026
Adjective
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California will have to wait before knowing the final outcome of the June 2 gubernatorial primary election as the country’s most populous state continues counting ballots.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
5 June 2026
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Millions of Californians filled out their 2026 primary election ballots over the last several weeks either at home or at the polls, expressing their constitutional right to vote in a free and fair election.—
Austin Turner,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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Carlos Alcaraz isn’t in the tournament after withdrawing because of a wrist injury.—
Dan Zaksheske,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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Depending on the circumstances, you may be restricted from withdrawing funds, making purchases with your debit card, transferring money or paying bills.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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After weeks of stamping an identity of defensive toughness, the Sky are hemorrhaging losses as a result of defensive collapses.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2026
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Again, gently press and blend the product outwards, and use light stamping motions to build coverage.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
14 May 2026
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The small Nordic country had applied to join the EU in 2009 in the wake of the global financial crisis, before suspending membership talks four years later.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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The French medical charity Doctors Without Borders has reopened its hospital in Haiti’s Cité Soleil neighborhood three weeks after suspending operations because of intense fighting between armed groups.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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After Eli Manning threw an interception against the Washington Redskins in 2016, Beckham swung his helmet at a kicking net, which returned with a shot in the face.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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Another shot showed Ernest kicking a soccer ball in front of a white fence, while the next showed him with his older brother August, 5, walking down the street.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
31 May 2026
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“Overriding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overriding. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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