rescissions

noun

plural of rescission
as in cancellations
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 rescissions Pocket rescissions occur when the president requests Congress to cancel funds as the end of the fiscal year approaches, according to the Government Accountability Office. — Nicholas Kerr, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026 The rescissions would block $567 million appropriated for Health and Human Services programs for refugees, asylees and other non-citizens and $28 million for HHS research. — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026 That is a Tier-1 priority for me in Congress, including a rescissions bill to reclaim all excess ICE funding provided in 2025. — Elijah Manley, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2026 The plaintiffs are asking that a federal judge declare the rescissions unlawful and undo them. — 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 Trump didn’t extend Musk’s DOGE contract — the two fell out shortly after his departure, and, other than rescissions, the whole project has taken on a lower profile post-Musk. — W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 18 Nov. 2025 The White House sent Congress a new rescissions package, targeting nearly $5 billion in foreign aid. — Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025 The White House sent Congress a new rescissions package, targeting nearly five billion dollars in foreign aid. — Andy Kroll, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rescissions
  1. cancellations
  2. repeals
  3. abandonments
Noun
  • Flight controllers can establish precise safety thresholds to reduce unnecessary launch cancellations in cloudy or light-rain conditions, minimizing costly operational delays.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Visitors with reservations during the closure will be notified of cancellations and receive a refund or an alternate ferry trip by Alcatraz City Cruises.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of cancellations
Noun
  • In agreeing to hear the pair of cases, the justices did not disturb the lower court rulings that blocked the repeals for now.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The trash and parking fee repeals might be uniquely attractive to a broad swath of San Diegans in a way that may not translate to competitive bidding changes or even pension reform.
    — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
Definition of repeals
Noun
  • The marmoset is thought to have been dumped by its owner, prompting animal welfare officers to warn of further abandonments as a result of a recent change in the law surrounding the keeping of primates in England.
    — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • News of the abandonments has prompted outrage on social media, with many calling for the person to be prosecuted when caught.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of abandonments

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“Rescissions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rescissions. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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