as in to cancel
to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)
the judge revoked the jail sentence when the defendant promised to do community service instead
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Recent Examples of revoke
Outspoken acts have had gigs cancelled and travel visas revoked.
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2025
Add kill-switch clauses and DPA rights to revoke access or force deletion upon request.
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—Priya Mohan, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Shortly after filing previous legislation to revoke the congressional charter of the nation’s oldest teachers' union, U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., has doubled down on her efforts to limit the organization’s reach.
—Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Aug. 2025
De Moraes revoked Bolsonaro’s passport and issued additional punishments to the leader who allegedly staged a coup with several dozen others following his 2022 electoral loss to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
—Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 31 July 2025
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2025
Add kill-switch clauses and DPA rights to revoke access or force deletion upon request.
4.
—Priya Mohan, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Shortly after filing previous legislation to revoke the congressional charter of the nation’s oldest teachers' union, U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., has doubled down on her efforts to limit the organization’s reach.
—Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Aug. 2025
De Moraes revoked Bolsonaro’s passport and issued additional punishments to the leader who allegedly staged a coup with several dozen others following his 2022 electoral loss to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
—Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revoke
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Start your free trial and get access to 5 all-new premium newsletters—cancel anytime.—
Andrea J. Arratibel,
Wired News,
12 Aug. 2025
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Their 31-year-old son Spencer Hatcher, an up-and-coming country crooner, canceled several upcoming shows as his family deals with his mother's death.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Police found her car abandoned on the side of Bluegrass Parkway in Nelson County a few days later with her keys, phone and purse inside.—
Killian Baarlaer,
The Courier-Journal,
7 Aug. 2025
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The lack of parking is made worse by drivers who leave large commercial trucks or work vans abandoned on neighboring streets, often taking up multiple parking spaces, Lopez said.—
Alyssa N. Salcedo,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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But those plans were scrapped after the developer disagreed with its equity partner over how to move forward, according to previous Statesman reporting.—
Katherine Jones,
Idaho Statesman,
13 Aug. 2025
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After extending the pilot for an extra year, the agency scrapped the offering in 2016.—
State House News Service,
Boston Herald,
12 Aug. 2025
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The agency also rescinded limits on four other types of PFAS set under the Biden administration in 2024. MAP: Where water systems reported PFAS contamination Click on a system in the map below to review its PFAS measurements.—
Austin Fast,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
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Shortly before the July 4th holiday, US Commerce officials notified major ethane producers the export controls had been rescinded.—
Phil Mattingly,
CNN Money,
13 Aug. 2025
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No dives were ever aborted due to the real-time monitoring system, the report found.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
5 Aug. 2025
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What to Know American Airlines Flight 3023, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 bound for Miami, was forced to abort takeoff on Saturday after a reported maintenance issue involving an aircraft tire.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 July 2025
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His lawsuit claims that if fully developed, the area could require as many as 450 parking spaces under the parking minimum requirements the city repealed in 2021 Management for JB Vang couldn’t immediately be reached for comment on Wednesday.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
13 Aug. 2025
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The bills, the lawmakers said, would repeal the section in the Home Rule Act that allows the President to federalize the city’s police force.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Revoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revoke. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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