overrode

verb

past tense of override
1
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to make (something) no longer valid Don't let the anticipatory anxiety override your excitement about starting grad school.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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2
as in stamped
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 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 This time Reynolds and other conservatives convinced Reagan to veto the initial legislation reversing the decision, but Congress overrode his veto, with support from nearly half of Senate Republicans. — Ronald Brownstein, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2026 President Wilson put up a fight, but the lawmakers overrode his veto, and that was that. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Mar. 2026 The company overrode those warnings for commercial reasons. — Carolina Rossini, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overrode
  1. vetoed
  2. stamped
  3. withdrew
  4. kicked
  5. overruled
  6. smashed
  7. stomped
  8. ran over
Verb
  • Congress did pass a bill in December 2024 that would have added 66 new federal judges, but then-President Joe Biden vetoed the legislation a month before leaving office.
    — Carla Astudillo, ProPublica, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The bill was sent to Newsom, who vetoed a similar bill last year that also asked for the 15% average salary window.
    — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of vetoed
Verb
  • The rule would require mail-in ballots to be stamped with official Election Mail markings and to be sent inside automation-compatible envelopes with unique Intelligent Mail barcodes.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Another example is sheet steel, which is stamped into car body panels during the automotive production process.
    — Grant Schwab, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of stamped
Verb
  • Private developers in at least 11 communities withdrew from prospective deals with DHS.
    — María Luisa Paúl, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The filing follows the early conclusion of its 2026 season in Indianapolis after its primary financial backer withdrew support.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of withdrew
Verb
  • The 49ers recovered, kicked a field goal and the Rams’ last real chance for a comeback was snuffed out.
    — Matt Barrows, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • As New York Fashion Week kicked into even higher gear Thursday, the city’s fashion crowd was moving from one scene to the next.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of kicked
Verb
  • Then on Wednesday, Justice Flávio Dino overruled his colleague and restored the two senior police officials to their posts.
    — MAURICIO SAVARESE, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
  • But in 2024, the city’s Zoning Board of Appeals overruled the administrator, approving the special use permit for the shop by a 3-2 vote.
    — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of overruled
Verb
  • Gay had also developed an unwelcome habit of getting out in unfortunate ways, notably when he was twice ‘strangled’ down the leg-side and, at Lord’s, attracted a grubber from Mohammad Abbas that smashed into his shin and trapped him palpably LBW.
    — Paul Newman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • In Chinese cooking, it may be sliced into julienne, chopped, or smashed and added to vegetable, fish, and meat dishes.
    — Carole Kotkin, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of smashed
Verb
  • Even when stomped into the mud by a 17,500-pound apex predator, dinosaur footprints rarely last long enough to fossilize over millions of years.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 Sep. 2026
  • As Flores was still celebrating, Bjornsson — the previous deadlift world-record holder (510kg) — stomped up to him and reached out to grasp his rival, but only to offer a congratulatory hug of genuine warmth and affection.
    — Rob Tanner, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of stomped
Verb
  • The Canadian fan event ran over the weekend through Sunday at the Metro Toronto Convention Center in Toronto.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Ball recently settled a lawsuit filed by the family of a boy who claimed Ball ran over his foot while driving away from the Spectrum Center after a scrimmage game.
    — Julia Coin July 29, Charlotte Observer, 29 July 2026
Definition of ran over

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