- present participle of override.
overriding
Americanadjective
adjective
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Example Sentences
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But there must be valid federal law that actually does the overriding.
From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2026
The overriding point isn’t that a 30-year-old should move to any particular city.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
The law aims to prevent civil litigation overriding its climate policy and undermining business confidence, the government said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Beginning with the Civil Rights Act of 1964, America embraced equality among races and between the sexes as overriding policy goals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
He recorded the moment in his journal, leavening his relief with the one overriding concern that had lent urgency to the work of all the atomic scientists of those years.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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