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overrule

verb

Definition of overrulenext
as in to reject
to decide that (something or someone) is wrong; to rule against (something or someone) The judge overruled the objection. His conviction was overruled by the supreme court.

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Recent Examples of overrule The application illustrated an extraordinary example of a state attorney general asking a federal court to overrule her state Supreme Court’s interpretation of Missouri law. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026 Reached for comment Wednesday, Moriarty compared the Justice Department’s decision to overrule Evans to its actions after ICE agents killed Renee Good. — Megan Rose, ProPublica, 3 Sep. 2026 However, the overall market pullback and our desire to hold more cash overruled our patience. — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026 The city has overruled the Airport Land Use Commission before — particularly to allow taller buildings than recommended in Little Italy, Bankers Hill and other neighborhoods in the transition zone for San Diego International Airport. — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for overrule
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overrule
  1. reject
  2. dismiss
  3. deny
  4. refuse
  5. withdraw
  6. ignore
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  • Requests for heavy construction equipment, in particular, are often rejected; Israeli officials say Hamas fighters could use it to dig tunnels.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The court rejected Kalshi’s broad interpretation of the Commodity Exchange Act and upheld an order allowing Nevada to enforce its gambling regulations against Kalshi’s sports event contracts.
    — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of reject
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  • In other developments, Ukraine's parliament voted to dismiss Ruslan Kravchenko from the post of prosecutor general Tuesday.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Critics dismissed the threat as a ploy to manufacture leverage in deal discussions.
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of dismiss
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  • Under questioning, Patel denied that the changes reflected a lowering of employment standards and insisted they were designed to prevent victims who'd been forced to engage in that conduct from being automatically disqualified.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
  • One of the jurors, Paula Devlin, 65, denied allegations of bias when speaking with Fox News Digital.
    — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of deny
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  • General Daily Insight for September 20, 2026 Today may refuse to follow the script.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Others, such as Hungary, Serbia and Slovakia, have refused to provide Kyiv with direct military assistance.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of refuse
Verb
  • Some job seekers are pushing back against AI interviews in hiring — refusing them, withdrawing as candidates, or even blacklisting employers from future consideration.
    — Sarah Jackson Juhohn Lee, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
  • One candidate for the job, Tigers general manager Jeff Greenberg, publicly withdrew from consideration last week.
    — Max Bultman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of withdraw
Verb
  • South Korea shifted to a softer tone under current liberal President Lee Jae Myung, but North Korea has so far ignored Lee's calls to resume diplomacy.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Dwindling visitor traffic and exhibitor numbers — and rising prices per square foot — can no longer be ignored at ready-to-wear, footwear and accessories trade shows around the world.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of ignore

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“Overrule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overrule. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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