revoke

verb

ri-ˈvōk How to pronounce revoke (audio)
Definition of revokenext
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 Ryan Seacrest first confirmed his attendance in person with Swift and Kelce before having to revoke his RSVP. — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026 Coventry said that while the ban on the Russian Olympic Committee and its athletes has been revoked, the IOC still condemns Russian actions in Ukraine. — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 7 July 2026 Commissioners voted to pass a resolution urging the state and city to further monitor the site and revoke permits if there are violations. — Jena Brooker, ProPublica, 6 July 2026 In some cases, a facility’s license may be suspended or revoked, but this does not prevent their owners from opening up a new (substance abuse) treatment facility nearby and continuing the predatory schemes there. — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 5 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for revoke
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revoke
  1. cancel
  2. abandon
  3. scrap
  4. rescind
  5. abort
  6. repeal
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  • Moghal said she was contacted by StubHub and told her tickets would remain canceled, then was later told the tickets would be available one hour before the game.
    — Lily Wright, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • Last night, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz abruptly canceled a public event to hold an emergency security meeting.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 July 2026
Definition of cancel
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  • The boxing ring metaphor was largely abandoned once the competition began, even though there were more opportunities to mix baseball’s tradition of walkup music with fight sports’ swaggering walkouts.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 14 July 2026
  • Critics of the deal hope that the lawsuit will force Paramount to abandon its merger dreams altogether, though that seems hard to imagine, and would leave WBD in a weak position.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Definition of abandon
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  • Trump said early Friday said that the United States and Iran have agreed to continue peace talks, even though the ceasefire established by last month's preliminary deal has been scrapped.
    — Azhar Sukri, CNBC, 11 July 2026
  • Jackson also called on her colleagues to scrap a test for gun regulations that that the court created in a landmark 2022 decision.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 11 July 2026
Definition of scrap
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  • Multiple media outlets, citing unnamed people familiar with the conversation, said Trump spoke personally with FIFA president Gianni Infantino last week and asked him to rescind the red card.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • According to SpoTrac, two of the 189 red cards have been handed out in the history of the World Cup have ever been rescinded.
    — Mac Engel July 5, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 July 2026
Definition of rescind
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  • The launch came after multiple weather delays, as well as a software issue that aborted a Thursday launch attempt and was fixed with an update.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
  • An unpiloted test flight in December 2019 failed to reach the space station, aborted its mission, and came home early.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 1 July 2026
Definition of abort
Verb
  • Its sales tax holiday was officially repealed in 2024, and the state has not held a tax-free holiday since.
    — Courtney Johnston, PC Magazine, 14 July 2026
  • Growing concerns around the risks of social media to young people have reignited a discussion on and around Capitol Hill about whether Section 230 should be reformed or repealed.
    — Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Definition of repeal

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