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
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency then rescinded their anti-crypto guidance, leaving much greater discretion to the banks on how to deal with digital assets.
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Andrew R. Chow, Time, 20 May 2025
The decision by the Trump administration to rescind Biden-era export restrictions on advanced AI chips, specifically for Saudi Arabia’s Humain and the UAE’s G42, has raised eyebrows.
—Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
By comparison, when Tesla was incorporated in Delaware, a shareholder who held just nine shares of Tesla stock was the plaintiff in a shareholder derivative suit that resulted in a judge ordering CEO Elon Musk’s 2018 CEO compensation package to be rescinded, Lipton noted.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 16 May 2025
The agency plans to extend a compliance deadline to limit two key chemicals, and rescind and reconsider regulations on four others.
—Molly Taft, Wired News, 14 May 2025
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Andrew R. Chow, Time, 20 May 2025
The decision by the Trump administration to rescind Biden-era export restrictions on advanced AI chips, specifically for Saudi Arabia’s Humain and the UAE’s G42, has raised eyebrows.
—Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
By comparison, when Tesla was incorporated in Delaware, a shareholder who held just nine shares of Tesla stock was the plaintiff in a shareholder derivative suit that resulted in a judge ordering CEO Elon Musk’s 2018 CEO compensation package to be rescinded, Lipton noted.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 16 May 2025
The agency plans to extend a compliance deadline to limit two key chemicals, and rescind and reconsider regulations on four others.
—Molly Taft, Wired News, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rescind
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But this sort of work would require close collaboration with Chinese researchers, at just the time when those collaborations are being scrutinized or canceled.—
Daniel Engber,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2025
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Panama's comptroller general and attorney general are now seeking to cancel CK Hutchison's concessions to its two Canal Zone ports.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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Currently 20 states have passed laws that would abolish clock changes if they are given permission to do so by the federal government.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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Athletic Bilbao’s Estadio de San Mamés was full of tears of joy from Tottenham fans clad in white and players alike at the full-time whistle as the team abolished the reputation for not finishing big matches.—
David Close,
CNN Money,
22 May 2025
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The Administration sought to revoke the immigration status of thousands of international students in April.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
20 May 2025
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Significantly, this executive order revokes a previous one, issued by President Bill Clinton, which mandated that the federal government offer linguistic access to people with limited English proficiency.—
Graciela Mochkofsky,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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The conservative view Many conservatives are determined to repeal or at least delay and dilute most of the clean energy breaks.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
20 May 2025
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Bill would end program in Texas On April 23, representatives of Texas Appleseed spoke at a committee hearing in support of House Bill 2609, which would repeal the Failure to Appear/Pay program.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 May 2025
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President mulls joining Russia-Ukraine peace talks, expects ceasefire With Russian forces now in control of close to a fifth of Ukraine, Putin has held fast to his longstanding demands for Kyiv to cede territory, abandon its NATO membership ambitions and become a neutral country.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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When Lollapalooza first announced that Olivia and Sabrina Carpenter were headlining this summer (along with Tyler, the Creator and Rüfüs Du Soul), with Abrams also in a top slot, there was the predictable gnashing of teeth that Lollapalooza is abandoning its precious rock heritage.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
17 May 2025
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But in April, the state’s Court of Appeals, which has a Republican majority, issued a three-sentence decision overturning the lower court’s ruling without hearing oral arguments.—
Doug Bock Clark,
ProPublica,
16 May 2025
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Those fighting Trump's order say 150 years of judicial precedent will be overturned should the birthright order be allowed to go into effect.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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But that idea gets scrapped not long after it’s introduced.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
22 May 2025
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Some schools have scrapped lessons describing the U.S. as a nation of immigrants.—
Anna Mulrine Grobe,
Christian Science Monitor,
20 May 2025
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Ensure your home is securely locked when vacating the premises.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
17 May 2025
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Nearly six million more square feet was vacated in the first three months of the year than were occupied.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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“Rescind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rescind. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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