as in vetoes
the doing away with something by formal action
Citizens are advocating for a congressional override of the president's proposal.
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as in cancels
to make (something) no longer valid
Don't let the anticipatory anxiety override your excitement about starting grad school. Upper management reserves the right to override any decisions made by supervisors.
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Recent Examples of overrides
N. Goldberg, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2025
Its view of what the law permits is binding on other agencies and officials unless the attorney general overrides the office or the president opts not to take its advice.
—Charlie Savage, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
That same idea overrides the exhibition as a whole.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Denver Post, 17 Mar. 2025
That, the lawsuit alleges, overrides Congress’ authority.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 14 Mar. 2025
In healthcare, medical group leaders or franchise owners can structure overrides based on the performance of affiliated clinics or teams.
—Jeanne M. Stafford, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Even more controversial has been the state’s year-old Live Local Act, which overrides local zoning rules in commercial and industrial districts to encourage developers to supersize projects that include certain set-asides for middle-class housing.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
Previously, Alexa only had manual overrides for presidential candidates.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 25 Feb. 2025
Large countries, including the United States, Australia, and Germany, argued that the creation of a treaty that specifically addresses climate change overrides any other international law on the subject.
—Jon McGowan, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Verb
In Jewish tradition, pikuach nefesh — the obligation to preserve life — overrides nearly all else.
—N. Goldberg, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2025
Its view of what the law permits is binding on other agencies and officials unless the attorney general overrides the office or the president opts not to take its advice.
—Charlie Savage, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
That same idea overrides the exhibition as a whole.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Denver Post, 17 Mar. 2025
That, the lawsuit alleges, overrides Congress’ authority.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 14 Mar. 2025
In healthcare, medical group leaders or franchise owners can structure overrides based on the performance of affiliated clinics or teams.
—Jeanne M. Stafford, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Even more controversial has been the state’s year-old Live Local Act, which overrides local zoning rules in commercial and industrial districts to encourage developers to supersize projects that include certain set-asides for middle-class housing.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
Previously, Alexa only had manual overrides for presidential candidates.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 25 Feb. 2025
Large countries, including the United States, Australia, and Germany, argued that the creation of a treaty that specifically addresses climate change overrides any other international law on the subject.
—Jon McGowan, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Overrides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overrides. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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