as in cancelation
the act of putting an end to something planned or previously agreed to
threatened the revocation of his son's driving privileges
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Recent Examples of revocation
The suits argue that the State Department’s revocation of students’ visas was unlawful.
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Ian Swanson, The Hill, 6 Oct. 2025
Winding its way through tax tribunals and the county treasurer's office all the way to the Michigan Court of Appeals through a trail of unseen revocation notices, jurisdictional conflicts and behind-the-scenes bureaucratic handwringing, that eventually got worked out.
—Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
But in other comments in the Benny Johnson interview, Carr did bring up the prospect of Kimmel being fired and the possible revocation of station licenses.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
The State Department did not answer questions about whether the revocation would affect future visits.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
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Ian Swanson, The Hill, 6 Oct. 2025
Winding its way through tax tribunals and the county treasurer's office all the way to the Michigan Court of Appeals through a trail of unseen revocation notices, jurisdictional conflicts and behind-the-scenes bureaucratic handwringing, that eventually got worked out.
—Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
But in other comments in the Benny Johnson interview, Carr did bring up the prospect of Kimmel being fired and the possible revocation of station licenses.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
The State Department did not answer questions about whether the revocation would affect future visits.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revocation
Noun
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In the event of cancellation, Sponsor reserves the right to award prizes from among all eligible, non-suspect entries received prior to the event requiring such cancellation.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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Earlier this month, a group of nonprofits and solar installers filed a similar lawsuit over the program’s cancellation.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
16 Oct. 2025
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The repeals still need to make it into the final version of the defense policy legislation hashed out both chambers, but the effort clearly has momentum.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Clearly, this is not a vote to support or repeal gerrymandering.—
Harvey Levine,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Oct. 2025
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In some cases, that can be attributed to egregious abandonment or benign neglect.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
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Former Uvalde school district police chief Pete Arredondo, who was the on-site commander at Robb Elementary School on the day of the shooting, and former school officer Adrian Gonzales, were charged in June 2024 with multiple counts of child endangerment and abandonment.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Revocation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revocation. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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