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as in canceled
to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)
the library refused to rescind its decision to include the controversial book in its collection
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as in repealed
to put an end to by formal action
the new mayor vowed not to seek to rescind existing laws prohibiting smoking in the city's public places
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Recent Examples of rescinded
While the policy was voluntarily rescinded in 2021 after a surge of migrants had overwhelmed border crossings, the government now has the ability to reinstate it if necessary.
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Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
25 June 2026
The practice of limiting the number of people who can claim asylum was rescinded by the Biden administration.
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Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
In adjacent news, a league and team source confirmed to The Athletic on Thursday that Clark’s technical foul from Monday’s game between Indiana and Phoenix will not be rescinded.
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James Boyd,
New York Times,
25 June 2026
Neither incidents involved taunting players from the opposing team, and both of those techs have reportedly been rescinded.
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Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
The youngest of five siblings, she was born just one month after the country rescinded automatic birthright citizenship.
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Mo Rocca,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
But after review, the call was rescinded and Freeman's goal was ruled good.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
20 June 2026
The council rescinded support for the controversial Interstate 77 South toll lanes project that would have disrupted historically Black neighborhoods.
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Charlotte Observer,
18 June 2026
The Heat also stepped up at that juncture, before Durant rescinded his request two months later.
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Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
17 June 2026
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
25 June 2026
The practice of limiting the number of people who can claim asylum was rescinded by the Biden administration.
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Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
In adjacent news, a league and team source confirmed to The Athletic on Thursday that Clark’s technical foul from Monday’s game between Indiana and Phoenix will not be rescinded.
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James Boyd,
New York Times,
25 June 2026
Neither incidents involved taunting players from the opposing team, and both of those techs have reportedly been rescinded.
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Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
The youngest of five siblings, she was born just one month after the country rescinded automatic birthright citizenship.
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Mo Rocca,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
But after review, the call was rescinded and Freeman's goal was ruled good.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
20 June 2026
The council rescinded support for the controversial Interstate 77 South toll lanes project that would have disrupted historically Black neighborhoods.
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Charlotte Observer,
18 June 2026
The Heat also stepped up at that juncture, before Durant rescinded his request two months later.
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Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rescinded
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Parades, concerts and fireworks shows were canceled or delayed in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and Delaware for July 3 and 4.
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Philadelphia canceled its Wawa Welcome America parade, Washington’s Great American State Fair temporarily closed Friday afternoon, and other celebrations have delayed public entry to reduce exposure during the hottest hours.
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Most of those restrictions were repealed in 1985, but the weekend sale restriction for car dealerships remained in place.
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In 1971, weary of the war in Vietnam, Congress repealed the Tonkin Gulf Resolution.
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In North Carolina, permits are immediately revoked if a restaurant scores below 70%.
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Ask how the agent acting on your behalf is cryptographically identified as well as how quickly a compromised credential can be revoked without affecting the rest of the system.
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The state this year abolished the job of the New Orleans criminal court clerk — merging it with another court clerk position.
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The other reconstruction amendments abolished slavery and expanded voting rights.
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Saipov, who had rented a truck and planned to target a Manhattan parade, found the route blocked by these barriers and abandoned that plan.
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They are being abandoned not just by Thomson but by large segments of their original audience.
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At least 16 people have been killed and 20 others injured when a bus transporting passengers to South Africa's Eastern Cape province overturned in the early hours of Thursday.
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One notable example came in 2024, when Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes’ red card was overturned by the Football Association of England.
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Plans to pitch a replica of George Washington’s Revolutionary War field headquarters tent on the lawn outside Independence Hall were scrapped because of the extreme heat.
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Four bidders scrapped over the nearly eight-foot-high work, known as the Hamilton Laocoön, with a buyer new to the old masters market prevailing.
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If the billionaire tax proposal is approved by voters but this proposal receives more votes, the billionaire tax measure would be voided.
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The decision voided the FTC's provision that commissioners could be removed by a president only for cause, and not because of their political affiliations.
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“Rescinded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rescinded. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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