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
Cline, who voted for the first rescissions package this Congress, also belongs to the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus.
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Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Even before the shutdown gripped Washington, there were mounting Democratic complaints that Trump would undermine any government funding deals struck by Congress with his use of pocket rescissions, aimed at canceling spending unilaterally at the end of a fiscal year.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2025
The legislation would also restore funding to PBS and NPR and restrict White House budget director from targeting federal funding with pocket rescissions.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 3 Oct. 2025
With a pocket rescission, the fiscal year ends before the 45 days are up.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
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Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Even before the shutdown gripped Washington, there were mounting Democratic complaints that Trump would undermine any government funding deals struck by Congress with his use of pocket rescissions, aimed at canceling spending unilaterally at the end of a fiscal year.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2025
The legislation would also restore funding to PBS and NPR and restrict White House budget director from targeting federal funding with pocket rescissions.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 3 Oct. 2025
With a pocket rescission, the fiscal year ends before the 45 days are up.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rescission
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Despite the 2025 report (read it here) showing a slight uptick from last year’s 468 to 489 LGBTQ characters across all platforms, that number takes a major blow as more than 200 (41%) of those characters will not return, due to series cancellations, endings or limited series format.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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But finding another seat can be difficult, especially if this lasts into the holidays, or if bad weather causes flight cancellations elsewhere.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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To get the issue on the ballot, two-thirds of each chamber of the state Legislature would need to vote to put it on the ballot, which is unlikely, or enough Michigan voters would have to sign petitions seeking a repeal.—
Georgea Kovanis,
Freep.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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According to Forbes, this repeal mainly affects small businesses.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Nov. 2025
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Advertisement Mamdani’s vision of an equitable, affordable urbanity emerges as a challenge to this long history of abandonment and exclusion.—
Fahad Zuberi,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Cue, Helm’s first rejection, abandonment, difficult emotions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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The license revocation means ELMNT cannot open, unless a court intervenes.—
Angelika Ytuarte,
jsonline.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Theoretically, a revocation of reciprocal tariffs would boost stocks, lifting names that were especially affected by the duties.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Rescission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rescission. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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