rescind

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Recent Examples of rescind That’s what led Mulligan to propose rescinding resolutions with the DEI language. Adrian Rodriguez, Mercury News, 2 July 2025 On Friday, however, the administration reversed course, rescinding the notices after employees flagged errors in the terms, The New York Times reported. $2 billion. Zach Everson, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025 Critical grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts have been rescinded. Linda Johnson, New York Daily News, 27 June 2025 As for wildfires, Rollins said rescinding the 2001 Roadless Rule will enable the federal government to better manage forests for fire risk and timber production. Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for rescind
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rescind
Verb
  • Twenty-four flights have been canceled at DIA as of 4:30 p.m. A ground delay has been issued at DIA from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
    Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 8 July 2025
  • Here’s what should happen: If an accommodation provider cancels your reservation, which is what appeared to have happen, then Booking.com should have notified you as soon as possible — not three days before your trip.
    Christopher Elliott The Travel Troubleshooter, Sun Sentinel, 7 July 2025
Verb
  • While Minnesota abolished the death penalty over a century ago, the federal murder charges carry a maximum penalty of capital punishment.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 9 July 2025
  • Minnesota abolished its state death penalty in 1911.
    Steve Karnowski, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
Verb
  • The agencies are also revoking approval for two food colorings—Citrus Red No. 2 and Orange B—and plan to approve four new natural colorings for food.
    Alice Park, Time, 7 July 2025
  • Reservations required: Which national parks require them in 2025 Unrelated, the executive order also revokes a presidential memorandum signed by then-President Barack Obama in 2017 that promoted a range of diversity and inclusion efforts in the management of national parks and other public lands.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 5 July 2025
Verb
  • While the Trump administration has passed temporary waivers on those sanctions, known as the Caesar Act, they can only be permanently repealed by law.
    Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
  • But the bill that passed Congress on Thursday would repeal the part of the 2022 law that established the green bank and rescind money that hadn’t already been obligated to its recipients.
    Michael Phillis, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2025
Verb
  • Never desert a blaze: Avoid abandoning any fire without supervision.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2025
  • Retired repos add risk: When maintainers abandon a namespace, attackers can adopt it and push trojan updates.
    Syed Ahmed, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • But the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned that decision last year.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 July 2025
  • The bill, which Gov. Mike Kehoe is expected to sign and would begin Aug. 28, would overturn sick leave provisions included in a ballot measure that Missouri voters approved last year.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • By April 8, plans for John Cale to produce had been scrapped.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2025
  • And his beef with Trump—and those who empowered him to balloon the national debt while scrapping subsidies for Musk’s EV empire—is for now at least limitless.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 7 July 2025
Verb
  • Ensure your home is securely locked when vacating the premises.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 30 June 2025
  • The residence had been vacated over a year ago by Danielle McGinnis, police said.
    Elainie Barraza, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2025

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“Rescind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rescind. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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