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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 vetoed
ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2025
Darius Tahir, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
If Kelly vetoed the legislation, a veto override would take the support of two-thirds of lawmakers in each chamber — a threshold the Senate fell well short of on Wednesday.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 15 Feb. 2026
But Johnson recalled how in 2024 Newsom vetoed a bill that would have allowed undocumented people to work at public universities, rankling activists.
—Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 15 Feb. 2026
However, the Governor vetoed the bill.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
However, Lula vetoed the legislation in January, which means that Congress may now seek to override that veto.
—David Unsworth, FOXNews.com, 14 Feb. 2026
Defiantly, Arizona decided to adopt nearly all of these constitutional rules Taft hated, and Arizona was vetoed from statehood.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Another state law sought to require listing platforms to remove listings suspected of price gouging, but it was vetoed by Newsom in October.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Brodeur said the line-item that DeSantis vetoed last year was just about removing the dam.
—David Bauerlein, Florida Times-Union, 9 Feb. 2026
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Transparency instead of testing Where the vetoed SB 1047 would have mandated safety testing and kill switches for AI systems, the new law focuses on disclosure.
—ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
But the Democratic governor has vetoed others with a broader approach, such as a bill including more mandates about how the technology must work and requirements to disclose its use to regulators, clinicians, and patients upon request.
—Darius Tahir, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
If Kelly vetoed the legislation, a veto override would take the support of two-thirds of lawmakers in each chamber — a threshold the Senate fell well short of on Wednesday.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 15 Feb. 2026
But Johnson recalled how in 2024 Newsom vetoed a bill that would have allowed undocumented people to work at public universities, rankling activists.
—Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 15 Feb. 2026
However, the Governor vetoed the bill.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
However, Lula vetoed the legislation in January, which means that Congress may now seek to override that veto.
—David Unsworth, FOXNews.com, 14 Feb. 2026
Defiantly, Arizona decided to adopt nearly all of these constitutional rules Taft hated, and Arizona was vetoed from statehood.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Another state law sought to require listing platforms to remove listings suspected of price gouging, but it was vetoed by Newsom in October.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Brodeur said the line-item that DeSantis vetoed last year was just about removing the dam.
—David Bauerlein, Florida Times-Union, 9 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vetoed
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The additional charges were dismissed.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
15 Feb. 2026
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Obama dismissed those rumors, joking that if aliens existed and were being concealed, even the president was not in on it.—
Adisa Hargett-Robinson,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Feb. 2026
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But Barakat refused to let his team go down on senior night, driving to the basket and scoring with three seconds remaining to force OT.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
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Two others refused medical treatment, Livengood said.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2026
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But seething popular anger has not abated in the weeks following a government crackdown that killed thousands of protesters, according to accounts from inside the country.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Feb. 2026
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Silas, 29, and Tishauna Ballard, 24, were killed; two others were injured.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Vetoed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vetoed. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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