rescission
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Synonyms & Antonyms for rescission
Synonyms
abandonment, abortion, calling, calling off, cancellation (also cancelation), dropping, recall, recision, repeal, revocation
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According to a board of trustees presentation, UConn and UConn Health have faced $166 million in state cuts, fund sweeps and rescissions since 2010. — Amanda Blanco, courant.com, "At UConn’s new $100 million deluxe recreation center, students can go rock climbing, swimming or run indoors," 26 Aug. 2019 Politico was the first to report on Thursday that the rescission package would not move forward. — Reuters, The Mercury News, "Trump backs down from threat to cut foreign aid," 22 Aug. 2019 Williamson’s attorneys would also like to add a claim for fraudulent inducement and rescission. — Michael Mccann, SI.com, "What's Next in Zion Williamson's Extended Federal Lawsuit?," 22 Aug. 2019 Even a rescission bill that would reduce unnecessary spending by a mere $1 billion over ten years — or 0.002 percent of the budget — was defeated in the Republican Senate. — Brian Riedl, National Review, "New Budget Deal Puts Final Nail in the Tea Party Coffin," 22 July 2019 It's expected to pass in the House but unlikely to go far in the Senate, even though rescissions only need a simple majority and not subject to the normal 60-vote threshold to avoid a filibuster. — Ashley Killough, CNN, "House to vote Thursday on package that would cut $1 billion in spending," 7 June 2018 Introducing a rescission would also create massive headaches for lawmakers who spent weeks trying to come to a bipartisan agreement. — NBC News, "Trump wants Congress to cut spending from the bill he already signed into law," 4 Apr. 2018 Congress’s window to pass rescission requests with a simple majority under the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 expires on Friday. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "A Spending Embarrassment," 20 June 2018 President Clinton was the last president to submit a rescission request, according to the Government Accountability Office. — Herb Jackson, USA TODAY, "Trump proposes clawing back $15 billion in federal spending, hits children's insurance," 7 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'rescission.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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rescission
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