1
as in to cancel
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 to abolish
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 rescind
Yoon rescinded the measure only after a broad coalition of lawmakers in the National Assembly − South Korea's Parliament − voted to block it and the country appeared to be heading toward wide-scale protests.
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Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024
Judge Rudolph Randa of the Wisconsin Eastern District rescinded his senior status letter in 2008 after Obama won that year’s election.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2024
Earlier this week, Federal Judge Kato Crews in Colorado, appointed by President Biden in January, denied a motion for injunctive relief in a lawsuit by college volleyball players against the conference, in efforts to have Fleming not play in the tournament and their forfeit losses rescinded.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 29 Nov. 2024
Project 2025’s deregulatory agenda also includes rescinding federal fuel-economy standards and halting initiatives like Vision Zero, which aims to reduce traffic fatalities.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Nov. 2024
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Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024
Judge Rudolph Randa of the Wisconsin Eastern District rescinded his senior status letter in 2008 after Obama won that year’s election.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2024
Earlier this week, Federal Judge Kato Crews in Colorado, appointed by President Biden in January, denied a motion for injunctive relief in a lawsuit by college volleyball players against the conference, in efforts to have Fleming not play in the tournament and their forfeit losses rescinded.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 29 Nov. 2024
Project 2025’s deregulatory agenda also includes rescinding federal fuel-economy standards and halting initiatives like Vision Zero, which aims to reduce traffic fatalities.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Nov. 2024
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While appearing on Bill Maher’s Club Random podcast, the host asked the Shazam! actor if he got canceled for leaning right in the election.Lynette Rice, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2024
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The Japan Times reported that Ms. Nakayama had canceled an appearance at a Christmas concert in Osaka, Japan, scheduled for that same day, citing health issues.Alex Williams, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2024
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Rankin believed that without a widespread moral awakening, the prospect was slim that slavery could be abolished.TIME, TIME, 2 Dec. 2024
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Kash Patel vows to abolish the ‘deep state’; Trump’s FBI pick thrills MAGA base Robby Soave and Steven Olikara weigh in on Donald Trump’s nominee to spearhead the FBI, Kash Patel.The Hill, The Hill, 2 Dec. 2024
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Both Trump and Vice-President elect JD Vance have suggested scaling back or even revoking some legal avenues for immigration, leaving even some with legal status feeling in limbo.Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
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His medical license was revoked in late November 2023 — nearly two years after he was first charged.Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 6 Dec. 2024
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Initially, officials issued a tsunami warning for some coastal areas, although this was repealed a few hours later.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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The only time in U.S. history a constitutional amendment has been repealed was when the 18th Amendment prohibiting the manufacture, sale and transportation of intoxication liquors, better known as prohibition, was repealed in 1933 through the addition of the 21st Amendment, LeRoy noted.Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2024
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The insurgents raided large arsenals abandoned by the SAA.Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Dec. 2024
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Context: Some public health officials warned that the federal response to the bird flu, already lacking in the Biden administration, could be abandoned during President-elect Trump's presidency.April Rubin, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
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Han leads a minority faction within the ruling party, and 18 lawmakers in his faction voted with opposition lawmakers to overturn Yoon’s martial law decree.Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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Eighteen lawmakers in his faction voted with the opposition to overturn Yoon's martial law decree.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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Because of the complexity of the mission - tactical testing of new weapons - things like wind speed and direction, cloud cover and precipitation might have scrapped it.Jim Clash, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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In September, the manufacturer scrapped its national trial after results showed the medication worked no better than the placebo.Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024
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Mendez fills the lineup slot vacated by Symone Woolridge, who left the morning co-anchor role at Channel 4 in November to be closer to family.Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
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Local news reports that those forces have now vacated the headquarters and left.Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Rescind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rescind. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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