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
Maybe general manager Andrew Luck, who was in the Stanford press box, should have overruled that call.
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Erick Smith, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
And the company also claims that by ignoring or overruling comments submitted during the rule-making procedure, these regulations are also procedurally invalid.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The board this coming week will vote on the budget and quite possibly will overrule King and green-light more debt.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz is urging commissioners to overrule Levine Cava and provide about $90 million more than the mayor’s proposed $915 million funding from the county for the office in 2026.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 23 Aug. 2025
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Erick Smith, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
And the company also claims that by ignoring or overruling comments submitted during the rule-making procedure, these regulations are also procedurally invalid.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The board this coming week will vote on the budget and quite possibly will overrule King and green-light more debt.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz is urging commissioners to overrule Levine Cava and provide about $90 million more than the mayor’s proposed $915 million funding from the county for the office in 2026.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 23 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overrule
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Several world leaders have already rejected the plan and insisted that the only solution is the creation of a Palestinian state once Hamas hands over the hostages and a new Palestinian government takes over.—
Michele Chabin,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Shi seemed confident that Strand Larsen, who was keen to join Newcastle United before the deadline, will knuckle down despite Wolves rejecting two bids.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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The actor denied the allegations, and the case was later dismissed, per The Hollywood Reporter.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Those who dismissed intersectionality saw such policies as little more than allowing the disadvantaged to commit crimes without consequences to make up for past inequities, afflicting crime victims from the same disadvantaged communities.—
John Scott Lewinski,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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All three Cabinet members denied wrongdoing.—
Robert Faturechi,
ProPublica,
6 Sep. 2025
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Judge Gary Arnold denied the motion Thursday morning.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Sep. 2025
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Anisimova dialed in, desperately refusing to give Osaka any openings.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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The airline reserves the right to refuse transportation to plus-size passengers who cannot be safely accommodated.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Details of Russia’s offer on Donetsk are not public, but Russia is reportedly offering to freeze the frontline positions at Zhaporzhzhia and Kherson, and withdraw from territory in Sumy, Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions, in exchange for Ukraine handing over the rest of the Donbas.—
Laura Kelly,
The Hill,
28 Aug. 2025
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After reading West’s Forbes article, the husband and wife withdrew from their retirement fund, used a portion of their savings, and borrowed money from their adult son to invest $150,000 in a home West was flipping in August 2010.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
28 Aug. 2025
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Still, sometimes the heat is impossible to ignore — evident in the small sweat stains on Dinkel’s blue collared shirt.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Carrie Severino, president of the conservative advocacy group Judicial Crisis Network, previously told the Washington Examiner that the justices have made recent orders more explicit and clear as lower court judges have ignored the Supreme Court’s previous orders on its emergency docket.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Overrule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overrule. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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