preempts

present tense third-person singular of preempt

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of preempts The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) preempts states from enacting laws that conflict with ERISA on regulated benefit plans. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2025 Story editing is a form of self-talk that preempts your under-estimator from seizing control with its bludgeoning feedback. Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025 Under state law, the legislature currently preempts all authority of a home rule charter or city government to regulate firearms and ammunition. Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preempts
Verb
  • Continue reading … CRYPTO CRACKDOWN – DOJ seizes record $15 billion in Bitcoin in largest US forfeiture ever.
    , FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Still others were envisioning future scenarios where a president illegally seizes power in a coup.
    Ryan Kennedy, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Jokic usurps Nurkic Jusuf Nurkic became Jokic’s first backup center in unceremonious fashion, getting benched by Michael Malone 25 games into his third season.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • After Grace quotes Zooey Deschanel's character, Thames grabs her face and kisses her out of the frame.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Another strong Lions performance could mark a turning point this season where Detroit grabs control of the division and doesn't look back.
    Nick Meyer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The bank’s regional headquarters occupies 40,000 square feet in the 29-story, 420,000-square-foot skyscraper.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Another popular recommendation was Bosnia and Herzegovina, specifically the Bosnia region, which occupies the northern and central parts of the country.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The company claims that the Global 6500 aircraft delivers unmatched versatility — offering the perfect combination of range, speed, field performance and smooth ride.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The lawsuit claims Evergy failed to de-energize power lines as promised and the technician failed to verify it was safe for the crew to continue its work.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • La Tanière du Dragon steals the show, featuring a towering dragon that lies in wait beneath Sleeping Beauty’s Castle.
    Zachary Laks, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Suffice it to say, their centuries-spanning love story steals the show.
    Abby Monteil, Them., 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Most legal scholars interpret this to mean that the president’s duty is to spend the money Congress appropriates, and that the president does not have the power to withhold funds.
    Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Most legal scholars interpret this to mean that the President’s duty is to spend the money Congress appropriates, and that the President does not have the power to withhold funds.
    Andy Kroll, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • When the State Department commandeers the West Virginia hotel to house Axis diplomats in the wake of Pearl Harbor, June realizes that nothing will ever be the same again.
    AudioFile Magazine August 29, Literary Hub, 29 Aug. 2025

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“Preempts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preempts. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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