override

Example Sentences

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Some Australian farmers managed to override the systems, but many disruptions remained.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

In combination with the 'boost', which allows the driver to override the car's programmed systems to have maximum electrical energy on demand, this has led to what has been referred to as "yo-yo racing".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

But the enteric nervous system, which governs gut motility through a dense network of neurons that neuroscientists sometimes call the “second brain,” is not built to sustain that kind of chronic, pharmacological override.

From Slate • Mar. 22, 2026

GLP-1s override some of the satiety hormones, so people get full more quickly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

“Agent Jones! So ... we have to make a PowerPoint presentation to override the system?”

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray