as in to cancel
to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)
the judge revoked the jail sentence when the defendant promised to do community service instead
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Recent Examples of revoke
The decision to revoke the honor did not mean Poland's support for Ukraine in its defense against Russia would decrease, Nawrocki said.
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CBS News, 20 June 2026
Trump could revoke relevant executive orders, direct the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control to issue general licenses and waive some congressional sanctions laws.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026
The alternative for the rest of the world cannot simply be a different form of dependency on a few centralized black boxes that decide when to provide or revoke access.
—Aidan Gomez, Fortune, 17 June 2026
The city of Monroe intends to reverse its vote on revoking the funding agreement for the controversial Interstate 77 South toll lane project.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2026
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CBS News, 20 June 2026
Trump could revoke relevant executive orders, direct the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control to issue general licenses and waive some congressional sanctions laws.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026
The alternative for the rest of the world cannot simply be a different form of dependency on a few centralized black boxes that decide when to provide or revoke access.
—Aidan Gomez, Fortune, 17 June 2026
The city of Monroe intends to reverse its vote on revoking the funding agreement for the controversial Interstate 77 South toll lane project.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revoke
Verb
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Concerns about his takeover of traditionally nonpolitical celebrations have led some states to decline participating in Washington events and some entertainers to cancel plans to perform at them.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
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Several pre-tournament warmup games were canceled.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
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One of Wood’s earliest conversations with Reid centered on abandoning the heeled footwear that helped define earlier versions of the character.—
Precious Fondren,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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Jessie is thrilled, but her enthusiasm is crushingly fleeting, as Emily abandons Jessie with other items in a donation box on the side of the road.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
19 June 2026
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Commissioners are being asked to scrap that layer of protection.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 June 2026
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Washington and Tehran are working to get technical talks back on track after a postponement that saw US Vice President JD Vance scrap his trip to Switzerland for negotiations.—
Caitlin Danaher,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
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Dozens of service members at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas have fallen ill with the flu in the weeks since Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth rescinded the vaccine mandate, sources familiar confirmed to CBS News.—
Eleanor Watson,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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The council rescinded support for the controversial Interstate 77 South toll lanes project that would have disrupted historically Black neighborhoods.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
18 June 2026
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According to Israeli and American reports, over the past week, the president forced Israel to abort imminent retaliatory strikes on Iran and demanded that the country restrict its response to Hezbollah fire from Lebanon that has pummeled the Israeli north.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2026
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Saturday’s sprint race turned messy when Hulkenberg’s car suffered a mechanical failure on the formation lap, forcing him to abort the session.—
Jerry Perez,
The Drive,
11 June 2026
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More recent land news Republicans have introduced an amendment to a federal wildfire bill that would repeal the 2001 Roadless Rule protecting certain national forest lands from logging and roadbuilding, reports Brooke Larsen of the Salt Lake Tribune.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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The measure repeals provisions in Finland’s 1987 Nuclear Energy Act that banned the import, production, possession and detonation of nuclear explosives.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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“Revoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revoke. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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