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as in canceled
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as in repealed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Recent Examples of rescinded
Yale, Columbia, Brown, the University of Southern California, Boston University, and the Univesity of Pennsylvania are examples of schools that also scaled back, rescinded, paused or stopped new admissions.
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Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Both memos were ultimately rescinded after legal pushback from DHS and the White House counsel, these people told us.
—Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
The City Council on Tuesday night rescinded its unanimous approval for a general plan amendment that would have allowed for the nearly 60,000-square-foot project to replace part of the Newport Beach Golf Course — 15 holes would have remained.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026
Bob Donovan calls for it to be rescinded.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Mesloh, a former police officer, researched crowd-control munitions — grenades, flash-bangs, Tasers — for seven years before 2010 when funding was rescinded for such research.
—Minneapolis Star Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
The rule was rescinded by President Biden but reinstated last year.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 23 Jan. 2026
Trump rescinded Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s invitation to join overnight.
—Hugh Leask,tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2026
Trump rescinded his invitation to Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney to join, in an escalating feud between the two leaders.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 23 Jan. 2026
Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Both memos were ultimately rescinded after legal pushback from DHS and the White House counsel, these people told us.
—Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
The City Council on Tuesday night rescinded its unanimous approval for a general plan amendment that would have allowed for the nearly 60,000-square-foot project to replace part of the Newport Beach Golf Course — 15 holes would have remained.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026
Bob Donovan calls for it to be rescinded.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Mesloh, a former police officer, researched crowd-control munitions — grenades, flash-bangs, Tasers — for seven years before 2010 when funding was rescinded for such research.
—Minneapolis Star Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
The rule was rescinded by President Biden but reinstated last year.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 23 Jan. 2026
Trump rescinded Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s invitation to join overnight.
—Hugh Leask,tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2026
Trump rescinded his invitation to Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney to join, in an escalating feud between the two leaders.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 23 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rescinded
Verb
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Residential garbage and recycling pickup scheduled for today has been canceled, according to the news release.—
Anne Li,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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Thus, the Special Plan Commission Meeting scheduled for February 2, 2026, has been canceled.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The measure raised modest revenues, which fell as rich people moved out of the country to avoid paying, and the measure was repealed by the government of President Emmanuel Macron in 2017.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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But the current state school aid budget repealed that option.—
Terell Bailey,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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His license was revoked for five years.—
Megan De Mar,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Then in June 2024, that larger limit was revoked for all airports and the 100ml rule reintroduced, to the fury of many airports and travelers.—
Duncan Madden,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Michigan community organizer William Lawrence, 35, who is running for Congress against GOP incumbent Tom Barrett, whose seat in the battleground state is rated as one most competitive congressional races this year by political forecasters, has explicitly called for ICE to be abolished.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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His successor, Jacques Chirac, briefly abolished it in 1986, but Mitterrand expeditiously revived it in 1989 upon his return to office.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Throughout the history of gold panning, workers had never been abandoned in remote or forgotten areas of the jungle.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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The buildings were abandoned as the public school system grew more welcoming of Black students, and many of the sites have been lost, historians say.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Jan. 2026
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But the conviction was overturned and a new trial was ordered because prosecutors failed to disclose evidence that a group of jailhouse informants was illegally used to garner incriminating statements by Smith.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
26 Jan. 2026
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The panel’s opinion overturned Sjostrom’s ruling on the inactive voters and upheld his ruling on the petitions gathered by non-residents — with the net effect of allowing both directives to invalidate signatures.—
Jim Saunders,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2026
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Republicans appealed a ruling that scrapped the last remaining New York City congressional district held by a Republican.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Jan. 2026
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President Jimmy Carter attempted to impose credit controls, but that effort was quickly scrapped after doing more harm than good.—
Matthew Kandrach,
Boston Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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She was stripped of her Olympic gold medal in the team event and her scores were voided.—
Natasha O'Neill,
Vanity Fair,
26 Jan. 2026
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Four days later, Musk became the first person ever worth $700 billion, after the Delaware Supreme Court overturned a lower court ruling that had voided an award of Tesla stock options now worth $126 billion to Musk.—
Matt Durot,
Forbes.com,
17 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Rescinded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rescinded. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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