as in overturns
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to cancel (an order) especially by giving a new order
Orders to blow up the bridge were countermanded.
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for countermands
Verb
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The ruling overturns only one of two lower court decisions to block the deployment of the National Guard in Portland, and because a second decision is still in force, troops can’t immediately be mobilized.—
Karina Tsui,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025 -
The zoning board's vote effectively overturns a different board's decision blocking demolition of the Alpine lodge.—
Kelly Meyerhofer,
jsonline.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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Some analysts warn that investors may now have to factor in political risk ranging from regulatory intervention to executive overrides.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
20 Sep. 2025
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Some contracts restrict agents' flexibility, cut their overrides or tether them to systems that don't support their style of working.—
Angela Palo,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Ladapo’s department is ending mandates for shots against hepatitis B, chickenpox, and the bacteria causing meningitis and pneumonia.—
Arthur Allen,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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Rock has become a tirelessly vocal critic of many aspects of the pandemic, especially vaccine and mask mandates.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Oct. 2025
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The Interior Department announcement reverses moves by former President Joe Biden's administration to restrict drilling there.—
Nichola Groom,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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This measurement, Gilberton says, reverses the conventional belief that East Crestone is the sub-summit of Crestone Peak.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
17 Oct. 2025
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Political experts said that more than 35% of the vote would be a positive outcome for Milei’s government and could allow him, through alliances with other parties, to block efforts by opposition lawmakers to overturn his vetoes against laws Milei has said threaten Argentina’s fiscal balance.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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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
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The new rules went into effect for the 72nd Miss Universe pageant in 2023, according to an internal memo obtained by The National.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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If the high court rules in the favor of the comptroller general who filed the suit, the port sale would be annulled.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Disbarment, which revokes a lawyer's license to practice law, is the most severe professional sanction for attorneys.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Missouri isn’t a state that automatically revokes a police license when an officer is convicted of a serious crime.—
Katie Moore,
Kansas City Star,
22 Sep. 2025
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The repeals still need to make it into the final version of the defense policy legislation hashed out both chambers, but the effort clearly has momentum.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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The repeals do not conclude the litigation.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Countermands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countermands. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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