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 Justice Clarence Thomas wrote that Congress overruled Dred Scott with the 1866 Civil Rights Act and the 14th Amendment. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 July 2026 That invisible market sits in the room and quietly overrules the mission, meeting after meeting, until the mission is gone. — Kyle Westaway, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 But an appeals court effectively overruled that decision in an opinion written by current Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotomayor. — Matt Baker, New York Times, 1 July 2026 Nothing can overrule God’s omnipotent and omnipresent love and care. — André Kisonga, Christian Science Monitor, 30 June 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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  • What’s troubling to me, besides the obvious, is the insistence on finding a way to continue to eat animals if your body starts to reject them.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
  • Energy and shipping companies have loudly rejected a similar idea from Iran, under which ships would pay a toll in order to pass through the critical waterway.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 13 July 2026
Definition of reject
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  • That suit was dismissed after a judge ruled that Lively’s accusations were protected by litigation privilege.
    — Jack Dunn, Variety, 9 July 2026
  • News outlets uncovered years-old comments on Reddit that appeared to endorse political violence, dismiss rape in the military, criticize rural Americans and use anti-gay slurs.
    — Kimberlee Kruesi, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of dismiss
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  • Another was well denied by Major League Soccer goalkeeper Matt Freese.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
  • Dylan’s tour team denied all press access requests, in keeping with his longstanding refusal to permit media photography.
    — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 7 July 2026
Definition of deny
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  • Vehicle stops can be inherently fraught and unpredictable, with the person behind the wheel in control of thousands of pounds of steel that can pose great risk should a driver refuse to comply or simply panic and flee.
    — Caroll Alvarado, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
  • There was more talk of hitting a provisional, but Spieth refused.
    — Brody Miller, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of refuse
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  • Women are stepping back from leadership roles, withdrawing from opportunities, and quietly losing trust in their own judgment in response to a biological event nobody told them was biological.
    — Dr. Sarah Berg, Time, 9 July 2026
  • After other State Department officials clarified that position, Dutch authorities withdrew the authorization while Machado’s aircraft was already in flight, forcing it to return.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026
Definition of withdraw
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  • Instead of going home that night, Wilber found himself back in bed 23 of the detention center — his bond denied — trying to ignore a nasty odor permeating his 14-person cell.
    — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • Kennedy plans to ignore such noise in the lead-up to the draft.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026
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