as in cancellations
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 revocations
The revocations punished not just actions but also speeches, articles, and Facebook musings.
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Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Such revocations have increased over the last two years, with about 41% of parolees returning to prison for a rule violation or for committing a new crime in October 2025, compared to about 31% in October 2023.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 24 Dec. 2025
DUIs, assaults and theft are some of the top reasons why visas were revoked, together accounting for almost half of the revocations in the past year, the official said in a statement.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 23 Dec. 2025
This is in addition to all the deportations and revocations of asylum.
—CBS News, 21 Dec. 2025
Together, these categories made up nearly half of all revocations this year.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Nov. 2025
The pair unpacked the increasingly complex realities of immigration policies and visa restrictions for international musicians, particularly the alarming trend of visa revocations among regional Mexican artists and beyond.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2025
That Biden policy had resulted in an increase in revocations, up to 195 in 2024.
—Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
In fact, in many of those lower-level cases, the police report will be the basis of charging decisions, pretrial detention, motions, plea bargains, sentencing and even probation revocations.
—Andrew Guthrie Ferguson, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Such revocations have increased over the last two years, with about 41% of parolees returning to prison for a rule violation or for committing a new crime in October 2025, compared to about 31% in October 2023.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 24 Dec. 2025
DUIs, assaults and theft are some of the top reasons why visas were revoked, together accounting for almost half of the revocations in the past year, the official said in a statement.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 23 Dec. 2025
This is in addition to all the deportations and revocations of asylum.
—CBS News, 21 Dec. 2025
Together, these categories made up nearly half of all revocations this year.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Nov. 2025
The pair unpacked the increasingly complex realities of immigration policies and visa restrictions for international musicians, particularly the alarming trend of visa revocations among regional Mexican artists and beyond.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2025
That Biden policy had resulted in an increase in revocations, up to 195 in 2024.
—Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
In fact, in many of those lower-level cases, the police report will be the basis of charging decisions, pretrial detention, motions, plea bargains, sentencing and even probation revocations.
—Andrew Guthrie Ferguson, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revocations
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Bhupinder Kaur — director of operations at United Sikhs, a national human and civil rights organization — has told The Times that the cancellations disproportionately affect Sikh, Punjabi, Latino and other immigrant drivers who are essential to California’s freight economy.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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More cancellations are expected.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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Mandate repeals may set off an avalanche of other consequences.—
Allison Ong,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Jan. 2026
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Boise’s ordinance repeals that section, making those streets subject to a default speed limit of 20 miles per hour.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
17 Dec. 2025
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Trump didn’t extend Musk’s DOGE contract — the two fell out shortly after his departure, and, other than rescissions, the whole project has taken on a lower profile post-Musk.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Nov. 2025
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The White House sent Congress a new rescissions package, targeting nearly $5 billion in foreign aid.—
Andy Kroll,
ProPublica,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Revocations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revocations. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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