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  • past participle of veto.
  • past tense form of veto.
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vetoed

ADJECTIVE
rejected
Synonyms


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Prime Suspect creator Lynda La Plante expressed interest in a TV version of Perry's books, but the author vetoed the plan for the same reason.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Last week Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill tightening requirements for recycled-content claims, having concluded that it would bring “little benefit.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

He also vetoed an effort to overhaul the state’s struggling community-solar program.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Despite neo-Nazis frequently flocking to the address, its last private owner, Gerlinde Pommer, vetoed any transformation of the house and contested its expropriation by the state until the very end.

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

If she vetoed Percy’s orders... well, he didn’t know what would happen.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan


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