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vetoing

verb

Definition of vetoingnext
present participle of veto
as in dismissing
to reject by or as if by a vote my husband quickly vetoed my suggestion that we adopt the stray dog

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“Vetoing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vetoing. Accessed 11 Jan. 2025.

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