as in cancellation
the act of putting an end to something planned or previously agreed to
the judge ruled that the town's rescission of the contract was justified due the contractor's repeated failures to meet its obligations
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Recent Examples of rescission
Patel then demanded rescission of his purchase of Galloway Dental, the suit said.
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Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2026
The Republican Congress did approve a handful of rescission bills in 2025, clawing back funds from various agencies, but the votes were controversial and tight.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
Included in these rescissions were $602 million in public health grants.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 12 Feb. 2026
Over the past year, federal rescissions removed the funding structure that kept many local public media stations above that threshold.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
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Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2026
The Republican Congress did approve a handful of rescission bills in 2025, clawing back funds from various agencies, but the votes were controversial and tight.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
Included in these rescissions were $602 million in public health grants.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 12 Feb. 2026
Over the past year, federal rescissions removed the funding structure that kept many local public media stations above that threshold.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rescission
Noun
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There are 179 delays and 65 cancellations into or out of Love Field.—
Steven Rosenbaum,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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Benefits include coverage for tire and windshield (from road hazards), key fob replacement, roadside assistance and 30-day cancellation policy.—
Kelsey Neubauer,
CNBC,
19 June 2026
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Thompson Willett founded it in 1936, three years after the repeal of Prohibition, on land his family had farmed for the better part of a century.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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But no one on the council suggested an immediate repeal.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
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The org has spent more than a decade fighting against the abandonment of movie theatres in the city and their conversion into hotels, hospitality developments and shopping centers.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
18 June 2026
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The criteria include frantic efforts to avoid abandonment, having unstable relationships, identity disturbance, impulsive behavior, chronic feelings of emptiness, intense anger, emotional instability, paranoia or dissociation under stress, and recurrent suicidal behavior or self-harm.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
11 June 2026
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Set clear rules for delegating authority to agents—including scope, duration, purpose and revocation.—
Jeffrey Highman,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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The White House did not respond to a request for comment about how the birthright citizenship revocations might work.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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“Rescission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rescission. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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