RESCISSION Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

rescission

noun

ri-ˈsi-zhən

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 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 The bill also establishes a Class A misdemeanor if someone, without authorization of the patients, alters, forges, conceals or destroys a request for medication or rescission of a request for medication to affect a health care decision. —

Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026 Kennedy’s May rescission of COVID vaccine recommendations resulted in confusion among providers, and many people were initially unable to get vaccines at pharmacies without a doctor’s prescription. —

Grayson Logue, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rescission

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José Palma, national coordinator of the National TPS Alliance — an advocacy group that has fought in federal courts against the cancellation of TPS for several countries—welcomed the extension of protections for the Lebanese.

— Gisela Salomon, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
Their effort prompted a 7 1/2-month strike that forced the cancellation of the World Series for the first time in 90 years.

— Ronald Blum, Fortune, 29 May 2026