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
Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 26 Sep. 2025
But DeWine kept the program as one of his 67 budget vetoes.
—Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2025
Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
In exchange, China has protected the junta by vetoing tougher sanctions at the United Nations and other international forums.
—Dan Swift, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The council is widely considered unreformable because neither America nor Russia and China would ever contemplate giving up the veto privilege that gums up what could be an international peacekeeping organ.
—Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 26 Sep. 2025
But DeWine kept the program as one of his 67 budget vetoes.
—Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
Wiener said that the new law, which was known by the shorthand SB 53 (for Senate Bill 53), focuses on transparency rather than liability, a departure from his prior SB 1047 bill, which Newsom vetoed last year.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
In exchange, China has protected the junta by vetoing tougher sanctions at the United Nations and other international forums.
—Dan Swift, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for veto
Noun
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These differentiating numbers are due to how the two organizations track book bans.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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The 1970s had seen a mass exodus of Argentina’s star players abroad, particularly to Spain, where a ban on foreign players had recently been lifted.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Seven of those charged previously pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor and prosecutors moved to dismiss their felony counts.—
Quinlan Bentley,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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Olguin dismissed the case in 2022 after finding Elden’s claims were time-barred without addressing the substance of his allegations.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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The guidelines might need revising, with a shift in focus away from strict prohibition toward balance and moderation.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Sep. 2025
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Anthropic ran into a similar problem recently because of its strict prohibition on surveillance, which Semafor reported irked White House officials.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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At least four people were killed and eight were injured after a gunman attacked a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints service in Michigan on Sunday morning, police said.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
29 Sep. 2025
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Since finding out the gun that killed Dark Hearts member Warren Clarke (Joshua Dye) at the trap house robbery gone wrong once belonged to one of their own, Perry has been on a mission to figure out who inside the biker gang was feeding information to the thieves.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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My adoptive parents had refused to allow contact or send pictures, and didn’t tell me about her attempt to communicate with us for years after the fact.—
Nicole Chung,
The Atlantic,
2 Oct. 2025
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Federal officials refused to return him, accusing him of being a gang member, despite judges’ orders that he should be sent back to the United States.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Veto.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/veto. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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