1
as in to cancel
to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)
the library refused to rescind its decision to include the controversial book in its collection
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as in to abolish
to put an end to by formal action
the new mayor vowed not to seek to rescind existing laws prohibiting smoking in the city's public places
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Recent Examples of rescind
Then-Attorney General Pam Bondi rescinded those guidelines last year.
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Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 12 May 2026
The police department rescinded the new policy on April 24 after members of Denver’s Citizen Oversight Board on that day criticized both the change and the police department’s apparent failure to seek community input during the board’s regular meeting with Chief Ron Thomas.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
Around that same time, Washington’s nursing board rescinded his license.
—Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
The move reflects a broader effort to reengage the Horn of Africa country and would rescind a 2021 executive order imposed under former US President Joe Biden.
—Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 6 May 2026
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Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 12 May 2026
The police department rescinded the new policy on April 24 after members of Denver’s Citizen Oversight Board on that day criticized both the change and the police department’s apparent failure to seek community input during the board’s regular meeting with Chief Ron Thomas.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
Around that same time, Washington’s nursing board rescinded his license.
—Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
The move reflects a broader effort to reengage the Horn of Africa country and would rescind a 2021 executive order imposed under former US President Joe Biden.
—Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 6 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rescind
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In November 2022, the show was canceled.—
Joyann Jeffrey,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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An air show at Mountain Home Air Force Base in southwestern Idaho was canceled on Sunday, May 17, after two Navy jets collided midair and crashed during a demonstration, forcing four crew members to eject safely from the aircraft, authorities and base officials said.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
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Let’s go down memory lane and recall that the 13th Amendment is abolishing slavery and involuntary servitude.—
Ann Marie Luft,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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The Deep is just going through it in this episode, starting with the news that Homelander is abolishing the Seven.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
13 May 2026
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In North Carolina, permits are immediately revoked if a restaurant scores below 70%.—
Eva Flowe
May 15,
Charlotte Observer,
15 May 2026
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The legal agreement also compels TCH to fire multiple physicians who performed these procedures, revoke their privileges, and never hire or credential such doctors.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
15 May 2026
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Meanwhile, Sánchez promised to repeal those laws.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 May 2026
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Some countries, such as Sweden, repealed them to become more financially competitive, while others, like France, found that the superwealthy were moving their assets to other countries.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
15 May 2026
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As those commitments are abandoned, there’s a financial price to pay, including more than $9 billion of write-downs for Honda, which made its first operating loss in the company’s history.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
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Famously, many migration projects end up in some sort of failure—behind schedule, over budget, incomplete or abandoned.—
Thomas Berndorfer,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Turner wasted one of the Phillies’ two ABS challenges trying to overturn a strike-three call on a pitch firmly in the zone.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
15 May 2026
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The verdict came after New York’s highest court in 2024 overturned his rape conviction in a landmark ruling that some called a referendum of the shortcomings of the #MeToo movement.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
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The economic loss could rise to as much as 100 trillion won if chip production disruptions force Samsung to scrap semiconductor wafers already in production.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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After community backlash, CBP’s online planning map showed the 30-foot-wall plans were scrapped for surveillance technology, patrols and some vehicle barriers.—
Julie Watson,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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Rodríguez fills a rotation spot vacated by Fried, who was diagnosed with a left elbow bone bruise after leaving Wednesday’s 7-0 loss in Baltimore after only three innings.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
16 May 2026
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The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday vacated Murdaugh’s 2023 convictions in the fatal shootings of his wife, Maggie Murdaugh, and younger son, Paul Murdaugh.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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“Rescind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rescind. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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