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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
Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
Newsom vetoed a similar, but slightly more expansive, version of the bill in 2024.
—Wire Report, Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2025
The commission approved the proposal 3-2, but Mayor Francis Suarez later vetoed it.
—Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2025
It was vetoed after union pressure.
—Suzette Valladares, Oc Register, 27 Oct. 2025
Newsom ultimate vetoed a more restrictive piece of AI chatbot legislation that was supported by some online safety advocates, including the parents of Orange County teen Adam Raine, who died by suicide after using AI for companionship.
—Kate Wolffe
october 23, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Any amendments that pass could be vetoed by Johnson and then, later, overruled by a council vote.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
But the state’s Democratic governor, Katie Hobbs, vetoed it.
—Rafael Carranza, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2025
The governor and his supporters secured funding through Congress in 1817, but President James Madison vetoed the bill, considering federal support for a state project unconstitutional.
—Matthew Smith, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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
If Johnston had vetoed any of the amendments, the council would have had an opportunity Monday to consider overriding any of those vetoes, but would have needed a supermajority to do so.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
Newsom vetoed a similar, but slightly more expansive, version of the bill in 2024.
—Wire Report, Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2025
The commission approved the proposal 3-2, but Mayor Francis Suarez later vetoed it.
—Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2025
It was vetoed after union pressure.
—Suzette Valladares, Oc Register, 27 Oct. 2025
Newsom ultimate vetoed a more restrictive piece of AI chatbot legislation that was supported by some online safety advocates, including the parents of Orange County teen Adam Raine, who died by suicide after using AI for companionship.
—Kate Wolffe
october 23, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Any amendments that pass could be vetoed by Johnson and then, later, overruled by a council vote.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
But the state’s Democratic governor, Katie Hobbs, vetoed it.
—Rafael Carranza, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2025
The governor and his supporters secured funding through Congress in 1817, but President James Madison vetoed the bill, considering federal support for a state project unconstitutional.
—Matthew Smith, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vetoed
Verb
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The domestic violence case was dismissed and the theft charge had yet to be disputed in court.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Carrie, meanwhile, is villainized for her admittedly deluded quest to reunite with her biological son in a world that has dismissed them.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Google, Meta, Microsoft’s LinkedIn, and Elon Musk’s X have all delayed, adjusted, or flat-out refused to launch AI products because of the bloc’s laws.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
10 Nov. 2025
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And the defense refused to yield.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Tens of thousands of people have been killed throughout the conflict.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The recent floods in central Vietnam killed at least 13 people, inundated over 116,000 houses and 5,000 hectares of crops, according to the government’s disaster agency, reported by Reuters.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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