OVERRODE Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words

overrode

verb

past tense of override

as in vetoed

to make (something) no longer valid Don't let the anticipatory anxiety override your excitement about starting grad school.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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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 overrode The council narrowly supported the motion in a 6-5 vote, but Mayor Robert Harrington overrode it with a veto. — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2026 The cyberattack, which manually overrode the temperatures at fridges in supermarket groups including Carrefour, Monoprix, Intermarche and Cooperative U, appears to have been easy to pull off, three cyber experts told Reuters. — Reuters, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026 The jury that convicted Lee of capital murder voted 7-5 to recommend a sentence of life without parole, but the trial judge overrode them and sentenced him to death. — CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026 Beshear vetoed that bill, which included a provision to reinstate tighter spending controls, but the legislature overrode his veto. — Alex Acquisto, ProPublica, 30 July 2026 Beshear vetoed the 2021 and 2024 changes, but Republican lawmakers overrode him. — Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026 Tesla has disputed those claims, saying the driver manually overrode the system by pressing the accelerator. — Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 29 June 2026 Days later, Congress overrode the veto. — Nik Popli, Time, 8 June 2026 The House of Representatives again overrode Republican leaders to pass a bill that would authorize billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine and impose sanctions on Russia. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 5 June 2026

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To date, eight bills to recognize the tribe have passed both the State Assembly and Senate with overwhelming bipartisan support, only to be vetoed by Democratic Govs.

— Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026
The measures are likely to be vetoed by the conservative president, Karol Nawrocki.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of vetoed

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There is a complimentary personalization service, and each piece can be gold-stamped with up to three initials.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
Instead, his team developed SynthID, an imperceptible, incorruptible digital watermark now stamped to anything generated by Google AI, but also OpenAI, Nvidia, Kakao, and, soon, Apple.

— Daniel Varghese, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of stamped

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On Monday, Chinese manufacturer Kepuni Holdings withdrew plans for a Nasdaq listing that had been expected to raise $15 million.

— Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
D’Agostini later withdrew his support, sought the appointment himself and announced plans to run for sheriff in 2028.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of withdrew

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The Proffers were in Brodsky’s room again, in 1972, only a few months after founding Ardis, when the Soviet government called the poet and, in preparation for President Nixon’s visit, kicked him out of the country.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
Punter Ethan Evans kicked an extra point that put the Rams ahead, 17-15, with less than a minute remaining before the Cardinals kicked a winning field goal.

— Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

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Although the Bankruptcy Court and the district court overruled the Department of Justice’s objection, the department later appealed that decision, leading to this week’s settlement.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
While Secretary of State Denny Hoskins tried to keep the referendum off the ballot, the Missouri Supreme Court overruled him.

— Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of overruled

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Protesters have hurled rocks at police, burned government buildings, smashed shop windows and destroyed private property.

— Chris Massaro, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Carl Court / Getty In cities across the country, demonstrators set fire to newsstands and smashed windows.

— Max Butterworth, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of smashed

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McColley pushed Parente out onto the street and stomped his boot in the victim’s face five times, crushing Parente’s head into the pavement before fleecing his pockets and fleeing, according to the criminal complaint.

— Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 13 Oct. 2026
Letter writers recalled how Paden saved his father’s life when a cow nearly stomped him to death in a field, after the elder Paden came between the cow and her calf.

— Glenn Rice, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026

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