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
The plaintiffs are asking that a federal judge declare the rescissions unlawful and undo them.
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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
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
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rescissions
Noun
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Passengers will not be reimbursed for costs incurred as a result of the flight cancellations, such as emergency hotels, unless otherwise covered by their travel insurance plans.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
2 May 2026
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After numerous flight delays and cancellations caused by a pre-Christmas winter storm and below zero temperatures in Romulus, Michigan, United States on December 29, 2022.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
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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
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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
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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
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After a rash of abandonments led to infant deaths in the late 1990s, Texas became the first in the nation to pass a state law legalizing abandonment.—
Kelsy Mittauer,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Rescissions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rescissions. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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