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
According to Michael Ryan, between 1968 and 2012, the Cabinet reviewed 179 of the decisions made by the CRTC, and of those, 48 were varied, rescinded, set aside, or referred back to the CRTC for further deliberation.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
The group took the unusual step of rescinding its defense of Hochman.
—Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
The next day, the league fined Booker $35,000 and rescinded the technical.
—Doug Haller, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Polymarket recently listed and then rescinded a betting market on nuclear weapon deployment.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
The group took the unusual step of rescinding its defense of Hochman.
—Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
The next day, the league fined Booker $35,000 and rescinded the technical.
—Doug Haller, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Polymarket recently listed and then rescinded a betting market on nuclear weapon deployment.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rescind
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They were also evacuated soon afterward, and the event canceled, to be rescheduled.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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The annual dinner was later canceled and will be rescheduled.—
Zach LaChance,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Apr. 2026
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In April 2025, a motley crew gathered in New York City for a conference at Columbia University on abolishing the infinite.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
29 Apr. 2026
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Connecticut did not abolish enslaving people until 1848.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2026
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Already, the State Department has revoked the visas of several Morena lawmakers, including the governor of Baja California.—
Steve Fisher,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Newsom's office said California has revoked more than 280 hospice licenses, maintained a moratorium on new providers and has hundreds more operators under investigation.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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Heaton noted that a similar fee was in place from 2011 to 2017 but was ultimately repealed after rural homeowners argued they were being unfairly targeted.—
Brady Halbleib,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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That showed again how poorly the Legislature served the voters by repealing Florida’s runoff primary 21 years ago.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
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If the Eagles don’t fully abandon that style, Campbell could fit in nicely.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Just a few years later, in the fall of 2019, mountaineer Garrett Madison abandoned an Everest expedition due to another serac causing unsafe conditions in the Khumbu Icefall.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
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About $589 million in revenue generated from the tax has not been used, which in part is due to a lack of flexibility in how the money can be used, as well as due to legal concerns amid a threat to overturn the initiative.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Family members said it’s been a long road of frustration, agony and sadness watching Hitchcock’s death sentences get overturned three times amid the nearly a dozen appeals his attorneys have filed over the decades.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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After an initial attempt to resume the event, it was scrapped for the night and will be rescheduled.—
Eric Tucker,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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However, the third act finale was scrapped after attorneys for the Jackson estate, who also served as a producer, realized there was a clause in a settlement with one of the singer’s accusers, Jordan Chandler, that barred the depiction or mention of him in any movie.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2026
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The other two came after Vucevic — who started the second half in place of Queta — vacated the paint on a driving dunk by Bona.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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Universal won’t vacate that August date, setting an untitled event film on the calendar instead.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Rescind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rescind. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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