as in cancelation
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
Senate Majority Leader John Thune has indicated the Senate would take up the rescissions request soon.
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Deirdre Walsh, NPR, 12 June 2025
The White House's official transmission of the rescission package on June 3 started the clock on a process that gives Congress 45 days to act.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 12 June 2025
All four countries contribute to immigrant communities that are strongholds of the Miami area, and a trio of South Florida GOP lawmakers have asked the Trump administration to rethink its wholesale rescission of both parole and TPS, instead revoking it on a case-by-case basis.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 30 May 2025
The rescissions package strips all federal funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which distributes taxpayer dollars to radio and TV stations across the country.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 12 June 2025
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Deirdre Walsh, NPR, 12 June 2025
The White House's official transmission of the rescission package on June 3 started the clock on a process that gives Congress 45 days to act.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 12 June 2025
All four countries contribute to immigrant communities that are strongholds of the Miami area, and a trio of South Florida GOP lawmakers have asked the Trump administration to rethink its wholesale rescission of both parole and TPS, instead revoking it on a case-by-case basis.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 30 May 2025
The rescissions package strips all federal funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which distributes taxpayer dollars to radio and TV stations across the country.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rescission
Noun
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However, headsets aren’t just about noise cancellation.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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However, the most promising of these, a mission named OSIRIS-Apex that breathes new life into an old spacecraft that otherwise would drift into oblivion, is slated for cancellation by the Trump White House's budget for fiscal year 2026.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 June 2025
Noun
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But that still didn’t make up for the abandonment felt by a town whose rhythms for generations revolved around regular papal visits.—
Dario Artale,
Chicago Tribune,
6 July 2025
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Now 18, the Ethiopia native who was adopted by the Bevins in 2012 and filed for an emergency protective order earlier this month is seeking long-term protective orders against them over his allegations of abuse and abandonment.—
Lucas Aulbach,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
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“Rescission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rescission. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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