as in main
coming before all others in importance
the overriding question is how we will pay for this hurricane cleanup
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1
as in vetoing
to make (something) no longer valid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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2
as in smashing
to knock down and drive over
They overrode the picket fence with their pickup in a hasty but effective escape.
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Recent Examples of overriding
Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
But my overriding sentiment was this: Why didn’t someone warn me?
A turning point
Seven years ago, with the birth of the #MeToo movement, my private parental action essentially went viral as women spread the word nationwide.
—Jackie Calmes, The Mercury News, 13 Dec. 2024
Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
The [overriding] tone is naturalist or at least verosimil.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 18 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
My MyAnna Buring and Poppy Gilbert give charming performances as the cancer ward nurses, Hannah Teare’s bright timeless costumes and Anna Papa’s set infused with uplifting colour palettes all adds to the overriding sense of hope despite the tough subject matter.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
But my overriding sentiment was this: Why didn’t someone warn me?
A turning point
Seven years ago, with the birth of the #MeToo movement, my private parental action essentially went viral as women spread the word nationwide.
—Jackie Calmes, The Mercury News, 13 Dec. 2024
Verb
In the 1970s, researchers were investigating a slight cooling trend that began in the 1940s (which was eventually found to be a result of cooling from sulfate pollution overriding warming from greenhouse gas emissions).
—Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
The [overriding] tone is naturalist or at least verosimil.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 18 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overriding
Adjective
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Sean Penn co-stars as the film’s main villain, a steely-eyed colonel who looked pretty frigging scary in the footage, while Benicio del Toro is DiCaprio’s gun-toting, gonzo comrade.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2025
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The president has touted these tariffs as a way to help the US government rely less on income taxes as a main form of revenue.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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As the cool new kid in town, his Tommy Oliver was transformed into one of the core team of rangers' (Amy Jo Johnson, David Yost, Austin St. John, Walter Emanuel Jones, and Thuy Trang) primary adversaries: the fearsome Green Ranger.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Even when wives are the primary or sole earners, husbands' contributions to housework remain largely unchanged, increasing only slightly when wives are sole earners.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The policies announced so far in Trump's current term are on track to push the average tariff to 22.5%, per the Yale Budget Lab. Flashback: From the colonial era through the early 1900s, tariffs were the predominant source of the federal government's revenue.—
Neil Irwin,
Axios,
5 Apr. 2025
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During oral arguments, Louisiana and its backers sought to argue that there was a difference between considering race when creating the congressional maps versus viewing race as the predominant factor.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
24 Mar. 2025
Verb
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In December 2023, Congress passed a National Defense Authorization Act that aimed to block any president from unilaterally withdrawing from NATO without approval from the Senate or an act of Congress.—
Andy Biggs,
Newsweek,
26 Dec. 2024
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Diddy is expected to return to court on March 17 and will spend the holiday season behind bars after withdrawing his appeal for bail.—
Emma Aerin Becker,
People.com,
23 Dec. 2024
Verb
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She’s set to go on her Lifetimes Tour in April, kicking it off in Mexico, before heading to Australia and Europe.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
3 Jan. 2025
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But the reprieve is only temporary, kicking decisions down the road and likely setting up additional conflict when the next Congress, under slim Republican majorities, takes office.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA TODAY,
21 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Project 2025 also calls for resetting the composition of the EPA’s advisory boards – and even suspending some of them.—
Eric Nost,
The Conversation,
8 Jan. 2025
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Part of his immigration plan involves suspending the nation’s refugee program, according to The New York Times.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Graduate guard Azzi Fudd, who scored just eight points in UConn’s Elite Eight win against USC, was equally dominant.—
Grace Raynor,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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Alencar secured four of five takedown attempts and maintained 12:38 of control time en route to the dominant win.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The lawn was covered with posts that were each topped by a pair of noise-cancelling headphones, and as cellar master Vincent Chaperon told us to don a set, an army of waiters appeared bearing trays covered with glasses of DP 2015.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
22 Dec. 2024
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Noise-cancelling headphones are absolutely essential for any flight.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Dec. 2024
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“Overriding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overriding. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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