as in cancellation
the act of putting an end to something planned or previously agreed to
the national emergency forced the immediate recision of all military leave
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Recent Examples of recision
The judgment here, premised on a decision of a federal court of appeals, provides more than enough basis to justify the recision of DACA.
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Josh Blackman, National Review, 10 Jan. 2018
The House GOP is standing with Trump on drawing down the reserves for the Pell Grant program, calling for a $3.3 billion recision on top of the $1.3 billion cut outlined in the fiscal 2017 spending agreement.
—Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, Washington Post, 19 July 2017
The House of Representatives passed the rule recision in February.
—Katy Murphy, The Mercury News, 3 May 2017
Josh Blackman, National Review, 10 Jan. 2018
The House GOP is standing with Trump on drawing down the reserves for the Pell Grant program, calling for a $3.3 billion recision on top of the $1.3 billion cut outlined in the fiscal 2017 spending agreement.
—Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, Washington Post, 19 July 2017
The House of Representatives passed the rule recision in February.
—Katy Murphy, The Mercury News, 3 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recision
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Lori listens in dumbfounded silence, keeping her eyes on the prize, and trying not to roll them when Julian makes a comment about the dearth of great women artists—the kind of remark that earned him a close brush with cancellation in the past.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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Others experience frustration with cancellations.—
Rebecca Strong,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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This is not a marginal activity but a consolidated and expanding sector that has operated under a legal framework since the repeal of PASPA in 2018, and whose sustainability depends largely on the visibility of legal operators.—
Cláudia Nunes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2026
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After consecutive years of other legislation that sought an outright repeal of the Medicaid expansion over rising expense to taxpayers, the work requirements bill was branded a compromise to rein in costs.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Apr. 2026
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The approaching Easter holiday often means an increase in the purchase and gifting of live rabbits, and a resulting spike in abandonments.—
Sharon Chin,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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In spite of a seismic crossing of the technological Rubicon, an abandonment of the centuries-old deference to the naked eye, a codifying and calcifying of the most atomic-level building block of the sport, baseball mostly just looked like baseball.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2026
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The impact of the rescission of future funding allocated for public media have already been felt.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Mar. 2026
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Patel then demanded rescission of his purchase of Galloway Dental, the suit said.—
Ciara McCarthy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2026
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Such holidays are paid days off for court employees and decided well in advance, so their immediate abolition can’t happen overnight.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Bolsonaro was also convicted on charges that include leading an armed criminal organization and attempting the violent abolition of the democratic rule of law.—
Mauricio Savarese,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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Our state laws impose penalties such as fines, license revocation, mandatory ignition interlock devices and felony charges.—
Sean M. Cleary,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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Post-naturalization criminal activity alone does not provide grounds for revocation under current statutes.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Recision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recision. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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