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
According to state law, permits are immediately revoked if a restaurant receives a score of less than 70%.
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Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2025
Spencer then signed the deed and acted as the notary in the deal even though his notary license was revoked in 2013, according to the complaint.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
In many other contexts, reproductive rights are understood as a collective good that benefits all society – or, conversely, harms all society when revoked.
—Seda Saluk, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
By August, the administration had revoked 6,000 student visas, the BBC reports.
—PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025
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Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2025
Spencer then signed the deed and acted as the notary in the deal even though his notary license was revoked in 2013, according to the complaint.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
In many other contexts, reproductive rights are understood as a collective good that benefits all society – or, conversely, harms all society when revoked.
—Seda Saluk, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
By August, the administration had revoked 6,000 student visas, the BBC reports.
—PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revoke
Verb
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The brand canceled the show indefinitely in 2019 amid controversy surrounding representation and inclusivity.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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In recent years, some Wyandotte residents have tried to get the government to delay or cancel its tax sales, which usually happen twice a year, to prevent people who have struggled to pay sky-rocketing property tax bills from losing their family homes.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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As well as finding comfort on arrival, Smith is determined that those who move on do not feel abandoned.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The novel can get busy—Taylor introduces each of Wyeth’s studio mates in the first chapter, then all but abandons half of them to squeeze in more significant characters—but there’s a warmth in the overcrowding.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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She was decommissioned in 1920 and scrapped in 1923, but her influence defined 20th-century naval architecture.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
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Aziz Ansari still hopes to finish Being Mortal, the comedy-drama film that would've marked his directorial debut had it not been scrapped in 2022 following an internal complaint and investigation into star Bill Murray.—
Jessica Wang,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
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Last summer, the president led an effort to secure congressional passage of legislation that rescinded all federal funding for public media, including stations, PBS and NPR.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
17 Oct. 2025
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The Delaware Court of Chancery ruled early last year that the 2018 pay plan had been improperly granted by the Tesla board and must be rescinded.—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
17 Oct. 2025
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As the youngest of four with an alcoholic father, his family struggled so much financially that his mother wanted to abort him.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
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Apparently, the plan was aborted after several FBI supervisors refused to cooperate, viewing it as inappropriate.—
The Conversation,
The Conversation,
8 Oct. 2025
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Months after Missouri lawmakers passed a sweeping incentives package for the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals, voters across the state could have a chance to repeal it.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
20 Oct. 2025
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Gay people could not openly serve in the military until Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell was repealed in 2011.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Revoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revoke. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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