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The youngest of five siblings, she was born just one month after the country rescinded automatic birthright citizenship.
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Mo Rocca,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
The United States’ captain Tim Ream was the beneficiary of a World Cup first as a yellow card for a foul was rescinded after a case of mistaken identity.
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George Edwards,
New York Times,
21 June 2026
But after review, the call was rescinded and Freeman's goal was ruled good.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
20 June 2026
The memo permanently rescinds the prior HUD guidance notices.
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Shari Wald Garrett,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for rescind
Mo Rocca,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
The United States’ captain Tim Ream was the beneficiary of a World Cup first as a yellow card for a foul was rescinded after a case of mistaken identity.
—
George Edwards,
New York Times,
21 June 2026
But after review, the call was rescinded and Freeman's goal was ruled good.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
20 June 2026
The memo permanently rescinds the prior HUD guidance notices.
—
Shari Wald Garrett,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rescind
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Concerns about his takeover of traditionally nonpolitical celebrations have led some states to decline participating in Washington events and some entertainers to cancel plans to perform at them.
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Several pre-tournament warmup games were canceled.
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Avila Chevalier survived a deluge of attacks for previous social media posts that called for abolishing the police and prisons.
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Earlier this month, the bloc also released more information about its own plans for abolishing its de minimis exemption on June 30.
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Valentin, whose license was already revoked in New York at the time, fled the scene to New Jersey.
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Iran's training base was relocated from Tucson, Arizona, to Tijuana, Mexico, and the team's ticket allocation was revoked days before the tournament began.
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More recent land news Republicans have introduced an amendment to a federal wildfire bill that would repeal the 2001 Roadless Rule protecting certain national forest lands from logging and roadbuilding, reports Brooke Larsen of the Salt Lake Tribune.
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The measure repeals provisions in Finland’s 1987 Nuclear Energy Act that banned the import, production, possession and detonation of nuclear explosives.
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With a lockout coming, fans who lack trust in the organization could abandon their fandom completely.
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After her father abandoned the family, her mother moved Blyth and her sister to New York City.
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At least some of Mahajan's family managed to jump out safely, but Mahajan was still inside when the carriage clipped another horse carriage and overturned.
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As of mid-June, no state insurance AI rule has been challenged in court, let alone overturned.
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Commissioners are being asked to scrap that layer of protection.
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Washington and Tehran are working to get technical talks back on track after a postponement that saw US Vice President JD Vance scrap his trip to Switzerland for negotiations.
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That distinction has only grown as Makhachev climbed, vacating the lightweight title now held by Ilia Topuria before claiming welterweight gold.
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Prosecutors later represented that members of the victims’ family supported efforts to vacate Wharton’s death sentence.
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“Rescind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rescind. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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