overriding
adjective
, ˌō-və-\
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Synonyms & Antonyms for overriding
Synonyms
arch, big, capital, cardinal, central, chief, dominant, first, foremost, grand, great, greatest, highest, key, leading, main, master, number one (also No. 1), numero uno, overbearing, overmastering, paramount, predominant, preeminent, premier, primal, primary, principal, prior, sovereign (also sovran), supreme
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Examples of overriding in a Sentence
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Judy Shelton has preached an overriding message in recent years: The Federal Reserve has too much power over the economy and needs to be reined in. — Emily Davies, Washington Post, "‘The Federal Reserve is not your friend’: Trump quest to remake the Fed hinges on Judy Shelton," 23 July 2019 Powell reiterated twice in his speech that the Fed's overriding goal is to ensure the economy continues to grow and the central bank would do what was necessary to make that happen. — Anchorage Daily News, "Trump calls the Fed chair an ‘enemy’ after Powell said trade war is ‘turbulent’," 23 Aug. 2019 Our overriding goal must be to get guns into the hands of responsible, first-time gun owners. — Jon Caldara, The Denver Post, "Caldara: I want to give you one of my guns, really (click for details)," 16 Aug. 2019 The overriding law is that the landlord has a duty to keep the unit in a fit and habitable condition. — Rachel Dissell, cleveland.com, "Cleveland landlords have questions about lead-safe legislation’s fairness, feasibility. Here are some answers," 21 July 2019 Fear was the overriding emotion among street vendors in Jackson Heights, even among those living here legitimately. — Anchorage Daily News, "Early Brooklyn ICE raid precedes promised White House crackdown on NYC’s undocumented, prompting outpouring of support," 14 July 2019 My overriding impression is that the engineering challenge of just making the hinges work reliably and the screens fold and unfold without breaking is so large as to overwhelm other considerations. — Vlad Savov, The Verge, "The best foldables are going to be widescreen," 12 July 2019 The subtitle suggests the overriding theme: The ballpark holds up a telling mirror, revealing America’s attitudes towards its cities, for better and for worse. — Blair Kamin, chicagotribune.com, "Column: These fields of dreams aren’t in Iowa cornfields," 21 June 2019 The overriding issue of the email is how to overcome setbacks at the hands of the teachers union. — Howard Blume, latimes.com, "L.A. charter schools’ plans: Take back mayor’s office, sue district, battle teachers union," 2 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'overriding.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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overriding
adjective
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