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The phrase "are overruled" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in legal contexts or discussions where a decision or opinion is dismissed or rejected by a higher authority or majority.
Example: "The objections raised by the defense are overruled by the judge, allowing the trial to proceed."
Alternatives: "are dismissed" or "are rejected".
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Objections are overruled in this show.
There are points were the niceties of consumption are overruled.
Decisions taken by a minister one day are overruled by the palace the next.
N.F.L. Commissioner Roger Goodell's attempts to block the move are overruled by a higher power: ESPN.
Suggestions that we are safer in the camp than outside it are overruled.
Offers of assistance go unanswered or are overruled at headquarters, even as Pakistan's maintenance and training are inadequate".
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"The politics are overruling the technical arguments".
The objection is overruled.
It was overruled.
Both objections were overruled.
(They were overruled).
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