as in ban
an order that something not be done or used
management's veto of our suggestion about allowing casual dress on Fridays
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as in to dismiss
to reject by or as if by a vote
my husband quickly vetoed my suggestion that we adopt the stray dog
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Recent Examples of veto
Arkansas Online, 3 Apr. 2026
But the proposal reportedly stalled after veto-wielding Security Council members China, Russia and France objected to the draft resolution, which would have authorized military action against Iran.
—Lim Hui Jie,victor Loh, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2026
Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 1 Apr. 2026
Kentucky law passes, even after Beshear's veto After lawmakers passed the House bill, which also banned Medicaid funds from going toward hormone therapy and gender reassignment surgery, Beshear vetoed it.
—Jenny Porter Tilley, Indianapolis Star, 31 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Russia, China and France are among the five permanent members of the council with veto power.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Apr. 2026
But the proposal reportedly stalled after veto-wielding Security Council members China, Russia and France objected to the draft resolution, which would have authorized military action against Iran.
—Lim Hui Jie,victor Loh, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
After both houses passed the bill, multiple groups urged the governor to veto the legislation.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 1 Apr. 2026
Kentucky law passes, even after Beshear's veto After lawmakers passed the House bill, which also banned Medicaid funds from going toward hormone therapy and gender reassignment surgery, Beshear vetoed it.
—Jenny Porter Tilley, Indianapolis Star, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for veto
Noun
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Voters were also in favor of keeping phones out of classrooms, with 79% of respondents approving of cellphone bans in K-12 classrooms, CPI said.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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City staff proposed a combination of oversight from both the public health and police departments to enforce the new ban.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Authorities had since dismissed her lawyers’ requests to send her to a hospital for urgent treatment.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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There is a long history of women's pain being dismissed by doctors, incorrectly categorized as period pain or rooted in psychological distress.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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From the prohibition against representation that binds the globe in images.—
Timmy Straw,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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If the goal is truly to protect consumers, the solution does not lie in reducing the visibility of the legal market through federal prohibitions, but rather in avoiding excessive intervention.—
Cláudia Nunes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Authorities allege her husband, 40-year-old Stephen Bowen, killed her with a shotgun.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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They get captured by Hungarian gangsters and have to fight (and kill) their way out of an inn run by a shady former dance prodigy (Uma Thurman).—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Bali Police spokesperson Ari Sandy refused to comment on the investigation.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The Senate refused to act on those plans last year, one of the few defeats suffered by the MAGA right.—
Bill McKibben,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Veto.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/veto. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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