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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2
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
The dust-up ultimately resolved in the players’ favor on Sunday, when the NBA rescinded both technical fouls following an appeal by both teams, per ESPN.
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Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2026
Bitadze’s technical foul was also rescinded after the European players were arguing while Doncic was shooting free throws.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
Doncic was cleared to play Sunday after the NBA rescinded his 16th technical foul of the season, which triggers a one-game suspension.
—CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
Pollen, March Madness and the NBA rescinding Luka Doncic’s 16th technical, thus avoiding a one-game suspension.
—Kevin Sherrington
mar. 23, Dallas Morning News, 23 Mar. 2026
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Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2026
Bitadze’s technical foul was also rescinded after the European players were arguing while Doncic was shooting free throws.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
Doncic was cleared to play Sunday after the NBA rescinded his 16th technical foul of the season, which triggers a one-game suspension.
—CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
Pollen, March Madness and the NBA rescinding Luka Doncic’s 16th technical, thus avoiding a one-game suspension.
—Kevin Sherrington
mar. 23, Dallas Morning News, 23 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rescind
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Those increases are often passed on to consumers in the form of higher airfares – another factor Richardson cited as a reason for canceling her trip.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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Officers handled more than 50,000 calls in December, January and February; the department had to extend more than 500 shifts and cancelled 1,000 vacation days.—
Ashley Grams,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Calls to abolish the bases have been raised previously, particularly when they are used for military action in the region.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
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The program is funded by $2 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funding, which the county is using to abolish millions in medical debt for thousands of residents across the county.—
Joseph Buczek,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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But in the history of the law, an exemption has never been revoked due to noncompliance, state officials say.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Payments frozen, licenses revoked CMS recently froze payments to 10 tenants inside the building and has demanded records before those payments will resume, according to a hospice administrator who received one of the letters.—
Jason Henry,
Daily News,
22 Mar. 2026
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This was made possible in February 2025 when the Department of Education repealed a policy enacted by the previous administration that said the revenue must be distributed equally among the student-athletes.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2026
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Passed in 1996, Proposition 218 mandates voter approval for all local taxes, and provides voters an opportunity to repeal or reject taxes.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
26 Mar. 2026
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The vehicle was later found abandoned at Clement Park in Littleton.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Avoid abandoning any fire without supervision.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Mar. 2026
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Forty-five years after Wong Kim Ark’s victory, the justices were pushed – after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor – to overturn that ruling and revoke citizenship for Japanese Americans born in the United States.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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This week’s wins could unleash a barrage of new lawsuits, even if the verdicts are overturned in the appellate courts, as the companies, their supporters, and many 1st Amendment experts expect.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
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Thune has repeatedly ruled out scrapping the filibuster rules, which set a 60-vote threshold to advance most legislation.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Mar. 2026
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Running in the background of this Senate back-and-forth is the idea that the House may scrap the Senate deal altogether.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Mar. 2026
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Residents at Silver Court Mobile Home Park, located near Southwest 8th Street and 32nd Avenue, say they were given six months to vacate after receiving a notice on March 11 from a firm representing the property owner.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Lee continued to work on high-profile cases, but in 2020, a state judge vacated the 1985 murder convictions of two men who had been found guilty in part based on testimony about what Lee said at the time were bloodstains on a towel.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Rescind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rescind. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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