1
as in cancels
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 abolishes
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 rescinds
If these vulnerabilities are not corrected and the EPA rescinds the endangerment finding based on the Energy Department report, years of litigation are likely to slow the administration’s efforts.
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H. Christopher Frey, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2025
H. Christopher Frey, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rescinds
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency cancels National Fire Training Academy classes.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
14 Mar. 2025
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SpaceX cancels a launch to bring astronauts home.—
Taylor Wilson,
USA TODAY,
13 Mar. 2025
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Instead, this measure abolishes them.—
Jon Coupal,
Oc Register,
31 Aug. 2025
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The Iranian parliament has just approved a law that abolishes prison sentences for those who had to leave Iran illegally.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
11 Aug. 2025
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No More Harkening back to the classic storyline which introduced the world to Kingpin, this new card features art from Aniekan Udofia extremely reminiscent of the panel in which Spider-Man abandons his costume.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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Escalating military pressure abandons the living hostages to their fate and leaves the bodies of those already dead buried forever in Gaza’s rubble.—
Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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If Cal Fire revokes the licenses, Devastating Pyrotechnics owner Kenneth Chee and BlackStar Fireworks owner Craig Cutright could be fined and will be barred from reapplying for the licenses for one year.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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The insight reportedly overturns a paradigm established nearly two centuries ago by popular British mathematician Lord Kelvin’s brother, James Thompson, who at the time proposed that pressure and friction contribute to ice melting alongside temperature.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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The decision overturns a ruling by a lower-court judge in 2023 who had declared the law unconstitutional after previously blocking it from taking effect in 2021.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Rescinds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rescinds. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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