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 administration has carried out detentions and visa revocations of international students, and wrongfully deported asylum seekers and legal U.S. residents to El Salvador, Panama, Costa Rica, and Rwanda.
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MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
Opposition to license revocations came from conservatives, telecom consumer advocates, and some industry groups.
—ArsTechnica, 10 June 2025
Earlier this month, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) called for an investigation into Trump stripping Harvard of its tax-exempt status, writing to the Treasury Department inspector general shortly before the revocation was announced.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 29 May 2025
Reiss raised concerns over the legality of the revocation of Petrova’s visa and whether she was held for too long without court review, NBC News reported.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 28 May 2025
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MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
Opposition to license revocations came from conservatives, telecom consumer advocates, and some industry groups.
—ArsTechnica, 10 June 2025
Earlier this month, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) called for an investigation into Trump stripping Harvard of its tax-exempt status, writing to the Treasury Department inspector general shortly before the revocation was announced.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 29 May 2025
Reiss raised concerns over the legality of the revocation of Petrova’s visa and whether she was held for too long without court review, NBC News reported.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revocation
Noun
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However, headsets aren’t just about noise cancellation.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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However, the most promising of these, a mission named OSIRIS-Apex that breathes new life into an old spacecraft that otherwise would drift into oblivion, is slated for cancellation by the Trump White House's budget for fiscal year 2026.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Global executives bemoan the negative impacts of poor customer onboarding and subsequent abandonment.—
Alfred Kahn,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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In recent years, challenges from Russian aggression to Chinese mercantilism to American abandonment have revealed just how unprepared a demilitarized Europe is to handle old-fashioned power politics.—
Gideon Rose,
Foreign Affairs,
23 June 2025
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“Revocation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revocation. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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