as in prohibitions
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 dismisses
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 vetoes
John Towfighi, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
Nationwide, La Libertad Avanza increased its seats in the lower house from 37 to 64, positioning Milei to more easily defend his vetoes and executive decrees that have defined his economic agenda.
—Christina Shaw, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
But after vetoes by successive Presidents, a literacy test wasn’t implemented until 1917, when Congress overrode Woodrow Wilson’s veto.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 21 Oct. 2025
Newsom also issued some vetoes, including on a bill that would have made data centers be more transparent about their water use.
—Kate Wolffe
october 14, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Voters will ultimately decide if the governor pays a political price for any of these signings or vetoes.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025
But DeWine kept the program as one of his 67 budget vetoes.
—Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2025
By two 7-3 votes, commissioners overturned Garner’s vetoes.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
But the grand jury vetoes appear to be a rebuke of those marching orders.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 3 Sep. 2025
Dana Afana, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Yet an administrator vetoes the plan, and the meeting’s start is uncaffeinated.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
That means the opposition could no longer have the necessary two-thirds of legislators’ votes to override presidential vetoes.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
Nationwide, La Libertad Avanza increased its seats in the lower house from 37 to 64, positioning Milei to more easily defend his vetoes and executive decrees that have defined his economic agenda.
—Christina Shaw, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
But after vetoes by successive Presidents, a literacy test wasn’t implemented until 1917, when Congress overrode Woodrow Wilson’s veto.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 21 Oct. 2025
Newsom also issued some vetoes, including on a bill that would have made data centers be more transparent about their water use.
—Kate Wolffe
october 14, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Voters will ultimately decide if the governor pays a political price for any of these signings or vetoes.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025
But DeWine kept the program as one of his 67 budget vetoes.
—Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2025
By two 7-3 votes, commissioners overturned Garner’s vetoes.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
But the grand jury vetoes appear to be a rebuke of those marching orders.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
If Duggan vetoes the ordinance, the council would have a week from the receipt of the veto to override it with a two-thirds majority vote — meaning at least six of the nine council members.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Yet an administrator vetoes the plan, and the meeting’s start is uncaffeinated.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vetoes
Noun
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Civil Code Section 4740 grandfathers rental prohibitions, while Section 4741 bans rental prohibitions and unreasonable restrictions.—
Kelly G. Richardson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Players can, subject to some prohibitions, gamble on sports other than the NFL.—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The anti-American side focuses exclusively on the tragedies, usually makes slavery the chief argument for the prosecution, and dismisses the triumphs as hypocritical rhetoric.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Some critics have interpreted the ending as a glib last-minute twist that threatens to neutralize the story’s potency and dismisses the seriousness of the movie’s premise.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The No-Burn rule bans burning wood, pellets, and manufactured fire logs in any indoor or outdoor wood-burning device.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Then finally, in 2023, the bans were lifted.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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In Ringu, Sadako psychically kills a journalist who mocks her mother’s psychic abilities.—
Will Borger,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
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Indeed, The Ring (2002) is the film’s jumping-off point, with a plot revolving around a cursed videotape that kills all who watch it.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Many Democrats have adopted a more brash and confrontational style of politics, which refuses to keep anything quiet.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Oct. 2025
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Paul Thomas Anderson fits a generation’s worth of cineplex joys into One Battle After Another, but the revolution refuses to get off the couch.—
Jonathan Lethem,
The New York Review of Books,
30 Oct. 2025
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