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to make (something) no longer valid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
Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 29 Nov. 2025
The overriding question should be will the Texas line figure out how to protect QB Arch Manning from OU’s nasty front four?
—Matt Hayes, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2025
Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 14 Jan. 2026
While Congress passed sanctions such as the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1988, overriding President Ronald Reagan’s veto, enforcement was inconsistent, reflecting competing domestic and international priorities.
—Lindsey Granger, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
American Airlines expects some delays but is focused on limiting cancellations while placing overriding priority on safety.
—Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 29 Nov. 2025
The overriding question should be will the Texas line figure out how to protect QB Arch Manning from OU’s nasty front four?
—Matt Hayes, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
But, Goodwin noted, the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 granted the federal government the authority to pursue and enforce equality for all people under the law, effectively overriding states’ sovereignty over the issue of segregation.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 14 Jan. 2026
While Congress passed sanctions such as the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1988, overriding President Ronald Reagan’s veto, enforcement was inconsistent, reflecting competing domestic and international priorities.
—Lindsey Granger, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overriding
Adjective
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But that wasn’t his main concern.—
Tami Luhby,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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What separates Hush from other slasher films of its ilk is how Flanagan and Siegel give its main character sharp instincts and depth, as well as a frightening use of silence.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Jan. 2026
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In 2001, Ryan made the surprise move of vetoing legislation that aimed to guarantee motorcyclists the right to use hotels, restaurants and stores.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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The governor has walked a tightrope on the AI question, vetoing a bill last year that would have put strict limits on how AI chatbots can interact with children, and approving a much narrower proposal.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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By smashing together heavy atoms of lead traveling at near-light speeds using the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), scientists can create a high-energy environment that briefly frees gluons and quarks from this atomic bondage, recreating the quark-gluon plasma of the early universe.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Repurposing waste heat The launch of the system marked the first time that the Large Hadron Collider, better known for smashing protons at near-light speeds, has been tapped as a renewable thermal source.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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For many people who stream music every day, how artists and rightsholders are paid is not a primary concern.—
Shain Shapiro,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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But under California’s top-two primary system, the two candidates with the most votes advance to the November general election regardless of party affiliation.—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Uhlaender accused the Canadian team and its coach, Joe Cecchini, of intentionally withdrawing the athletes, deliberately manipulating the field to benefit one of their own sliders’ bids for qualification.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
26 Jan. 2026
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In so doing, avoid withdrawing NATO’s commitment to defend NATO member states’ remote, former (and, in the case of Cyprus, coincidentally insular) colonial territories was thus established as a norm for the alliance, not an exception – one that is newly relevant once again.—
Barry Scott Zellen,
Hartford Courant,
22 Jan. 2026
Verb
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More than 1,000 robots work alongside almost 1,500 humans, hoisting, stamping and welding in robotic unison.—
Marc Lieberman,
CBS News,
5 Jan. 2026
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Trump stamping his name on buildings is not new.—
Christine Ledbetter,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Jan. 2026
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And there are domestic mechanisms to try to recover assets sent abroad, including pressuring defendants in the United States, holding individuals in contempt, and suspending passports.—
Marie Sapirie,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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First of all, by doing away with the seat and suspending the rider's body over the frame, their arm, shoulder and core muscles reportedly become better engaged for a much more complete, high-intensity workout.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Jan. 2026
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Payton says afterward that the argument for kicking a field goal is a sound one.—
Tim Cowlishaw,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Verse two increased in anger, with the singer thinking about kicking down his ex’s door.—
Tom Roland,
Billboard,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Overriding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overriding. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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