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as in cancelled
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as in repealed
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Recent Examples of rescinded
She will be suspended for the Sky's next game unless it is rescinded.
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Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Schnabel’s comments come on the heels of a pro-Palestinian group requesting that invitations for Israeli star Gal Gadot and Gerard Butler be rescinded from the festival.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
If approved, negotiations for right-of-way acquisition for the western segment of the road expansion would stop and all offers would be rescinded, Ronaldson said.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
In May, for example, BARDA rescinded $766 million in grants to Moderna for work the vaccine manufacturer was doing to develop, test, and bring through licensure several vaccines for influenza viruses that could trigger pandemics.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Following a new mayor and several new councillors taking office, the city rescinded the approval and passed a new city ordinance to ramp up vetting for special events applications.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 2 Sep. 2025
Then, emergency use authorizations for Covid-19 vaccines were rescinded, which means Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine, Comirnaty, is no longer authorized for children younger than 5.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
Funding for projects in 11 states was rescinded, including $435 million for a floating wind farm in Northern California and $47 million to boost an offshore wind project in Maryland that the Interior Department has pledged to cancel.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, Erik was an aspiring tennis player who had planned to attend UCLA but rescinded his enrollment after the murders.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Schnabel’s comments come on the heels of a pro-Palestinian group requesting that invitations for Israeli star Gal Gadot and Gerard Butler be rescinded from the festival.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
If approved, negotiations for right-of-way acquisition for the western segment of the road expansion would stop and all offers would be rescinded, Ronaldson said.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
In May, for example, BARDA rescinded $766 million in grants to Moderna for work the vaccine manufacturer was doing to develop, test, and bring through licensure several vaccines for influenza viruses that could trigger pandemics.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Following a new mayor and several new councillors taking office, the city rescinded the approval and passed a new city ordinance to ramp up vetting for special events applications.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 2 Sep. 2025
Then, emergency use authorizations for Covid-19 vaccines were rescinded, which means Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine, Comirnaty, is no longer authorized for children younger than 5.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
Funding for projects in 11 states was rescinded, including $435 million for a floating wind farm in Northern California and $47 million to boost an offshore wind project in Maryland that the Interior Department has pledged to cancel.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, Erik was an aspiring tennis player who had planned to attend UCLA but rescinded his enrollment after the murders.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rescinded
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Though Davies planned to reunite the band for a tour in 2015, it was canceled when the musician was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a type of cancer that attacks plasma cells.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Sep. 2025
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Last year, Romania controversially canceled the turnout of a presidential election that produced a victory for a far-right independent, arguing his campaign was backed by Russian interference and disqualifying his candidacy.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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Unlike other provisions in the Alien and Sedition Acts, which expired or were repealed, the Alien Enemies Act remains in effect today.—
Robert Birsel
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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His budget-busting tax cuts can be repealed.—
William Pesek,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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After his asylum was revoked in June, the federal government accused Soliman of having ties to terrorist groups.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Sep. 2025
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The decision came a day after Washington revoked Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's authorization to ship key chipmaking equipment and technology to its manufacturing plant in China, the latest move to curb Beijing's semiconductor advances.—
Evelyn Cheng,Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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The Chinese leader, who assumed the presidency in 2013, abolished term limits in 2018.—
Evelyn Cheng,Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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In 2018, China’s legislature abolished presidential term limits in a ceremonial vote, effectively allowing Xi to rule for life.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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Before 2014, the building was abandoned and MIA wanted to tear it down.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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Drummond is blamed for the deaths of the parents, grandmother and uncle of an infant found abandoned in a home's front yard in rural west Tennessee.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Sep. 2025
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At least 15 people were killed when a world-famous funicular railcar derailed and overturned in Lisbon, Portugal, on Wednesday.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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Jones remained on Ohio's death row for decades, exhausting most of his appeals, until Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Wende Cross overturned his murder conviction, freed him from prison and granted him a new trial two years ago.—
Dan Horn,
The Enquirer,
3 Sep. 2025
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Spirit’s plan to launch service in Macon, Georgia, in mid-October also has been scrapped.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Sep. 2025
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But those plans were scrapped after the Disney-Fox merger, when Marvel put mutants on hold and turned its attention to expanding its interconnected multiverse of movies and TV shows.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Rescinded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rescinded. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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