REVOCATION Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

revocation

noun

ˌre-və-ˈkā-shən

Definition of revocation

as in cancellation

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 Trump has pursued an immigration crackdown that includes revocations of visas and green cards and an aggressive deportation drive. — Kanishka Singh, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 The revocations would not necessarily result in their immediate deportation, the officials said. — Matthew Lee, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026 This calls for rapid revocation capabilities, continuous governance and behavioral monitoring, dynamic least-privilege authorization, developer-centric controls that incorporate security from the outset, and visibility into every agent. — Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 Thursday marked the first deportation flight to Haiti from the US since the revocation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS), which had protected about 350,000 Haitians in the US from deportation and given them legal work permits. — Etant Dupain, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for revocation

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Labor Day Headphones Deals Apple’s AirPods Max 2 deliver an exceptional combination of high-fidelity acoustics and pro-grade active noise cancellation.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026
But that bear case has yet to play out in any meaningful way, with Boeing reporting zero cancellations in August.

— Jeff Marks,Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of cancellation

Noun

With the storyline of a friend moving away, the film touches on the fear of abandonment that many in the Philippines experience when a family member or friend moves away to build a better life for themselves overseas.

— Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
Set against the backdrop of political dishonesty and the country’s abandonment of ideals, the book probes questions about how to be an artist in the world.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of abandonment

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At that time, his eldest daughter, Maria Adelaide, ascended to the throne—a succession made possible by the abolition of the Salic Law, which had restricted the line of succession to males only.

— Giorgia Olivieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
Long after the abolition of slavery, many white southerners, including my father, who was born into the first breaths of the civil-rights movement, were still raised by Black nannies.

— Annie Joy Williams, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026

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