as in cancelations
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
The White House sent Congress a new rescissions package, targeting nearly $5 billion in foreign aid.
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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
Cline, who voted for the first rescissions package this Congress, also belongs to the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus.
—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
Trump had sent a package of budget rescissions to Capitol Hill, with the cuts also including billions of dollars in foreign aid.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
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
Cline, who voted for the first rescissions package this Congress, also belongs to the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus.
—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
Trump had sent a package of budget rescissions to Capitol Hill, with the cuts also including billions of dollars in foreign aid.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rescissions
Noun
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This summer, Kehlani faced several concert cancellations following her public defense of Palestinians amid Israel’s war in Gaza.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
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Then again, ticket refunds for cancellations are quick and automatic these days.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
23 Oct. 2025
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The repeals still need to make it into the final version of the defense policy legislation hashed out both chambers, but the effort clearly has momentum.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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The repeals do not conclude the litigation.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Rescissions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rescissions. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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