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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2
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
Rosenbury notes disapprovingly that there was a petition to rescind Kirk’s invitation.
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Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
At $427 million, this was the most significant federal grant rescinded by the Transportation Department.
—Craig Rucker, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Republican officials have repeatedly called for the government to rescind the telemedicine policy for mifepristone and restrict distribution to in-person visits only.
—Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
Experts agree that the state’s broad authority to regulate pollution from power plants, refineries and other stationary sources under its own climate laws would remain intact, even if the Endangerment Finding were rescinded.
—Chaewon Chung
updated September 25, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025
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Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
At $427 million, this was the most significant federal grant rescinded by the Transportation Department.
—Craig Rucker, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Republican officials have repeatedly called for the government to rescind the telemedicine policy for mifepristone and restrict distribution to in-person visits only.
—Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
Experts agree that the state’s broad authority to regulate pollution from power plants, refineries and other stationary sources under its own climate laws would remain intact, even if the Endangerment Finding were rescinded.
—Chaewon Chung
updated September 25, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rescind
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An upcoming Chris Brown concert, scheduled to take place in Memphis, Tennessee, has been cancelled two weeks ahead of showtime.—
John Beifuss,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Future Ruins, the inaugural film-music festival run by Oscar-winning duo Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, has been canceled.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
4 Oct. 2025
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However, when your organization was founded less than 45 years after slavery was abolished, when Black women were still being forced to be wet nurses to the very children of those who oppressed them and lynching was a common occurrence below the Mason-Dixon Line?—
Essence,
Essence,
3 Oct. 2025
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The European Parliament has twice called for Yahaya’s release, asking Nigeria to set an example by abolishing the blasphemy laws under which he has been detained for over five years.—
Sean Nelson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Prosecutors sought to detain seven of the 11 individuals without bail and to detain another in custody via a motion to revoke his current felony probation.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Oct. 2025
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Republicans in Congress called for the Attorney General to revoke her passport and cancel his visa.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
4 Oct. 2025
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Democrats are also hoping to repeal cuts to health care programs that were put in place as part of the GOP spending and tax bill that passed over the summer.—
The NPR Network,
NPR,
6 Oct. 2025
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Nevertheless, Ashley and Locke did not want the HALT Act to be repealed.—
Jennifer Gonnerman,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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The floater that has been such a huge part of his game abandoned him.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Twenty years prior to the present day of the movie, Ray Stoker (Day-Lewis) abandoned his family to live off the grid in a hut in the woods after a scarring incident during the conflict, which pitted Catholics against Protestants within Northern Ireland, and union loyalists against republicans.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
2 Oct. 2025
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Knox was convicted and served four years of a 26-year sentence in an Italian prison before the verdict was overturned.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
6 Oct. 2025
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Alito’s invocation of stare decisis is similarly peculiar, especially after authoring the opinion that overturned Roe.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
6 Oct. 2025
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While current power brokers haven’t scrapped movies over their content, yet, Hollywood has a recent history of companies obeying in advance by shelving projects until the tensions cool.—
Chris Yogerst,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Oct. 2025
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Argentina also temporarily scrapped export taxes on grains to help stabilize the peso, but China didn’t waste any time.—
Alayna Treene,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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Ensure your home is securely locked when vacating the premises.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Oct. 2025
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Without hearing arguments, a conservative majority on the court vacated the key part of Judge Young's order, finding the grantees should have brought their case in the Court of Federal Claims.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Rescind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rescind. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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