as in dismissed
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
Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Newsom vetoed another measure, Senate Bill 24, which also followed The Bee’s reporting on SoCalGas spending.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2025
The bill was among several aimed at advancing the cause of reparations that Newsom vetoed on Monday.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
As Capitol observer Chris Micheli explained, Newsom this year signed 794 bills and vetoed 123.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025
The Independent reports that her mother ultimately vetoed the job and the role went to Linda Blair.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
The only concern is the status of 28 staffers whose positions are in question after funding was vetoed.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, AZCentral.com, 2 Oct. 2025
The first time a funding gap led to a government shutdown was in 1976, when President Gerald Ford vetoed the congressional budget bill for the Departments of Labor and Health, Education, and Welfare.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2025
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
Verb
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
Adjective
Trump invited, and Erdogan vetoed.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Newsom vetoed another measure, Senate Bill 24, which also followed The Bee’s reporting on SoCalGas spending.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2025
The bill was among several aimed at advancing the cause of reparations that Newsom vetoed on Monday.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
As Capitol observer Chris Micheli explained, Newsom this year signed 794 bills and vetoed 123.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025
The Independent reports that her mother ultimately vetoed the job and the role went to Linda Blair.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
The only concern is the status of 28 staffers whose positions are in question after funding was vetoed.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, AZCentral.com, 2 Oct. 2025
The first time a funding gap led to a government shutdown was in 1976, when President Gerald Ford vetoed the congressional budget bill for the Departments of Labor and Health, Education, and Welfare.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vetoed
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Amid speculation about why Brandy abruptly left the concert — Monica immediately dismissed any possible bad blood by shouting out Brandy when the show continued — the singer explained in a statement Sunday morning that she was forced to exit due to health issues.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
19 Oct. 2025
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And chronic detainee hunger is often dismissed by inspectors, as long as the menus are certified as nutritionally adequate.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
19 Oct. 2025
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Through more than a decade of running a business and raising a son, Whebbe and Paoli refused to give up on getting the Book Lady’s books into the hands of people who will love them.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
20 Oct. 2025
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While thousands focused on the federal government at the rally, at least one woman seemed more concentrated on calling out how Attorney General Andrea Campbell has refused to enforce the legislative audit that state voters approved last November.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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There’s no due process here, either; the three triumvirs don’t get their hands dirty, their decisions can’t be appealed, and there’s no public process by which those to be killed will be identified before the decision is final.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025
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Five people were killed and one was injured in five vehicle crashes on Arkansas roads from Saturday through Wednesday, according to preliminary police reports.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Oct. 2025
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