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
The Coast Guard in the immediate years after the Fitzgerald sank rescinded a 1973 amendment to Great Lakes bulk carrier load lines that was allowing the ships to carry more cargo in their holds, with the effect of riding lower in the water.
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Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 2 Nov. 2025
The June ruling has led the conservation groups to ask the court to order the county to throw out its environmental review of the site and rescind its approvals for the project, according to a draft order filed last month.
—Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2025
Rutherford County passed a similar policy in June before quickly rescinding it due to significant national pushback.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2025
In May, the administration rescinded hundreds of grants awarded through the National Endowment for the Arts to redirect funding toward projects focused on the nation’s 250th anniversary, among other things.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
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Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 2 Nov. 2025
The June ruling has led the conservation groups to ask the court to order the county to throw out its environmental review of the site and rescind its approvals for the project, according to a draft order filed last month.
—Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2025
Rutherford County passed a similar policy in June before quickly rescinding it due to significant national pushback.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2025
In May, the administration rescinded hundreds of grants awarded through the National Endowment for the Arts to redirect funding toward projects focused on the nation’s 250th anniversary, among other things.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rescind
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While it's left some passengers making backup plans and reserving rental cars, the flights canceled Friday represented just a small portion of overall flights nationwide.—
JOSH FUNK,
Arkansas Online,
8 Nov. 2025
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If your flight is canceled or significantly delayed due to the cuts, you’re legally entitled to a cash refund, not just some future credit.—
The Kim Komando Show,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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For more than 100 years, enslaved people lived and labored in the colonies, but after the Revolutionary War, northern states eventually abolished most forms of enslavement by the early 1800s, led by Vermont in 1777.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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Trump has spent the last week-plus pressuring Republicans to abolish the filibuster to end the government shutdown, now the longest in history, through a simple majority vote in the Senate.—
Christian Datoc,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Nov. 2025
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In 2018, Klingler was charged with driving while his license was suspended or revoked.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
11 Nov. 2025
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Immigration officials accused him only of overstaying his visa after it was revoked without prior notice, and no criminal or security allegations were filed.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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The courthouse is named after Osvaldo Soto, a Cuban-American lawyer who led the fight in the 1980s to repeal the county’s English-only ordinance that, among other things, stopped clerks from conducting courthouse weddings in Spanish.—
Douglas Hanks
November 10,
Miami Herald,
10 Nov. 2025
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The Boise City Council plans to repeal the city ordinance that allows a disorderly conduct misdemeanor charge for loitering on private property, according to a settlement agreement obtained by the Idaho Statesman.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Nov. 2025
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His car was later found abandoned, and authorities began searching the area.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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To garrison those vulnerable treasure houses, Britain had to reassign regiments from tours of duty in North America and abandon Philadelphia, the biggest prize the redcoats had taken so far.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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The vehicle overturned and McClure was ejected from it.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
10 Nov. 2025
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The justices are also deciding whether to overturn restrictions on coordinated spending between parties and candidates, whether to curtail protections against racial discrimination in voting, and when candidates can contest an Illinois election law similar to Mississippi’s.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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Trump scrapped a program dedicated to funding flood mitigation in low-income communities.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
10 Nov. 2025
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Unfortunately, the project was scrapped by Disney and never went into production.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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Amid ongoing appeals of her conviction, Dorotik was released from prison in April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and later that year, her conviction was vacated based on new evidence her attorneys had uncovered.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Nov. 2025
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One play later, Williams faked a handoff and booted around the left edge that had been vacated by outside linebacker Brian Burns.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Rescind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rescind. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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