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
Adam Beam, AJC.com, 14 May 2026
The House was unwilling to override two vetoes earlier this year on legislation that passed unanimously.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
The issue, though, is that the liberals do not have enough votes to override Lamont’s vetoes.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026
Legislators were not expecting the six vetoes, Moyle said.
—Idaho Statesman, 10 Apr. 2026
Democrats, with their supermajority, can also override the governor’s vetoes.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
But Orbán's vetoes have limited EU responses.
—Sam McNeil, Arkansas Online, 7 Apr. 2026
But Orbán's vetoes have limited EU responses.
—ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
Legislators' goal is to get the bill approved and sent to Beshear by the end of the month, so any vetoes from the governor can be overridden when lawmakers gavel back in briefly in mid-April.
—Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Mar. 2026
Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
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
Noun
Kemp vetoes bills that would have doled out more than $235M in tax breaks over the next five years.
—Adam Beam, AJC.com, 14 May 2026
The House was unwilling to override two vetoes earlier this year on legislation that passed unanimously.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
The issue, though, is that the liberals do not have enough votes to override Lamont’s vetoes.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026
Legislators were not expecting the six vetoes, Moyle said.
—Idaho Statesman, 10 Apr. 2026
Democrats, with their supermajority, can also override the governor’s vetoes.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
But Orbán's vetoes have limited EU responses.
—Sam McNeil, Arkansas Online, 7 Apr. 2026
But Orbán's vetoes have limited EU responses.
—ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
Legislators' goal is to get the bill approved and sent to Beshear by the end of the month, so any vetoes from the governor can be overridden when lawmakers gavel back in briefly in mid-April.
—Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Mar. 2026
Verb
The bill will become law unless the governor vetoes it.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
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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Italy banned the farming, breeding and killing of animals for fur production beginning in 2022, joining a growing number of European countries that have enacted similar prohibitions or phase-outs.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
15 May 2026
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Thus, removing and transporting a whale’s head without a permit could fall under prohibitions on unauthorized possession and transport.—
Sam Zeveloff,
STAT,
9 May 2026
Verb
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Russia dismisses such claims as nonsense.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
10 May 2026
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Goodspeed dismisses that idea as well.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
Noun
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The 2016 act authorizes the president to impose economic sanctions and visa bans on foreign individuals or entities worldwide responsible for gross human rights abuses or significant corruption.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
18 May 2026
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But Krutika Kuppalli, an infectious diseases specialist who has worked in Ebola outbreaks and formerly worked for the World Health Organization, said travel bans don’t stop spread of viruses and can actually impede efforts to contain them.—
Helen Branswell,
STAT,
18 May 2026
Verb
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In the near future, a global heat wave that begins in India kills millions and spreads around the world.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
20 May 2026
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Not the person who builds the feature, but the person who kills the feature.—
Abhishek Gandotra,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
Verb
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Each person gets a single scene but feels utterly real, with Will Dagger a standout as the cousin, leaking needy bravado, and Constance Shulman very funny as the funeral director, determined to stage a party for a host who refuses to throw one.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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The journalist turns his attention to Oda Sotatsu, a man who has admitted to a string of disappearances but refuses to speak another word after surrendering to police.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
19 May 2026
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“Vetoes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vetoes. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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