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 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.
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Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2025
Now, regardless of the severity of the violation, any license revocations must be approved by a string of senior leaders, internal ATF emails obtained by CNN show.
—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
Cruz is seeking changes at Wikipedia just a couple weeks after criticizing Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr for threatening ABC with station license revocations over political content on Jimmy Kimmel's show.
—ArsTechnica, 7 Oct. 2025
What Happens Next While the focus has shifted away from student visa-holding college campus protesters in recent months, Tuesday's ruling will likely have an impact on future visa revocations by an administration elected on the back of promises to carry out mass deportations.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
The Authors Guild has so far successfully contested these revocations in court on first amendment grounds.
—Megan Marshall
september 25, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
The head of the FCC threatened individual broadcasters and the ABC network with fines and revocations if Kimmel continued to air.
—Jason Bailey, Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2025
Visa revocations are under way.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 16 Sep. 2025
Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2025
Now, regardless of the severity of the violation, any license revocations must be approved by a string of senior leaders, internal ATF emails obtained by CNN show.
—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
Cruz is seeking changes at Wikipedia just a couple weeks after criticizing Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr for threatening ABC with station license revocations over political content on Jimmy Kimmel's show.
—ArsTechnica, 7 Oct. 2025
What Happens Next While the focus has shifted away from student visa-holding college campus protesters in recent months, Tuesday's ruling will likely have an impact on future visa revocations by an administration elected on the back of promises to carry out mass deportations.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
The Authors Guild has so far successfully contested these revocations in court on first amendment grounds.
—Megan Marshall
september 25, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
The head of the FCC threatened individual broadcasters and the ABC network with fines and revocations if Kimmel continued to air.
—Jason Bailey, Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2025
Visa revocations are under way.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revocations
Noun
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Flyers should try to mitigate any headaches from delays and cancellations by avoiding booking flights with layovers, the non-profit US Public Interest Research Group says, and opt to make reservations directly with the airline rather than a third-party website.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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The major hubs of O'Hare, Atlanta, Denver and Dallas-Fort Worth rounded out the top five airports for cancellations, but those airports only lost around 3% of their flights.—
JOSH FUNK,
Arkansas Online,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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These partial repeals were less effective, producing smaller and less persistent increases in vaccination rates than those from total repeal.—
Anthony Bald,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 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
Noun
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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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The White House sent Congress a new rescissions package, targeting nearly five billion dollars in foreign aid.—
Andy Kroll,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Revocations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revocations. Accessed 9 Dec. 2025.
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