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
His Tennessee license has also been revoked, PEOPLE previously reported.
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Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Over the last five years, the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services has brought hundreds of fraud cases that are heavily reliant on transactional data with the goal of revoking people’s food benefits.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
What’s the legality Immigration attorneys argue that if a Venezuelan with TPS was detained during the period when the protection was temporarily revoked by the Supreme Court’s decision, they should have been released immediately after the federal judge upheld the extension.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
But the permit obtained by USA TODAY says the organizers would receive a 24-hour notice if their permit was going to be revoked.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
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Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Over the last five years, the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services has brought hundreds of fraud cases that are heavily reliant on transactional data with the goal of revoking people’s food benefits.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
What’s the legality Immigration attorneys argue that if a Venezuelan with TPS was detained during the period when the protection was temporarily revoked by the Supreme Court’s decision, they should have been released immediately after the federal judge upheld the extension.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
But the permit obtained by USA TODAY says the organizers would receive a 24-hour notice if their permit was going to be revoked.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
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This simple transmitter plugs into the headphone jack on your screen and connects to your favorite noise-canceling headphones to drown out the sounds of other passengers while allowing for hours of entertainment with your own personal earbuds.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Sep. 2025
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While airlines don't yet have travel advisories for travel to and from Phoenix, airlines generally rebook passengers on the next available flight at no additional cost when a flight is canceled or delayed.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Travis Decker, the man believed to have suffocated and abandoned his three young daughters at a campsite in the Washington state wilderness, is dead, Chelan County authorities said Thursday.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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The Gulf states are hedging against Israeli overreach—not abandoning America.—
Firas Maksad,
Time,
25 Sep. 2025
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Textiles have been one of the biggest beneficiaries of AGOA and, by some estimates, up to 300,000 jobs could be at risk if AGOA were scrapped.—
Yinka Adegoke,
semafor.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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That may not sound too bad, but what should be more worrying to the palace is that, when asked a more direct question about whether to scrap the crown, support for republicanism surged.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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With trade talks evolving rapidly, tariffs are being proposed, rescinded, and amended quickly across the region.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
27 Sep. 2025
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The comments come as the EPA considers rescinding a key finding that greenhouse gas emissions from cars and other sources pose a threat to public health.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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As more and more eerie changes take place, all pregnant women in the village are forced to abort.—
Jenny S. Li,
Variety,
19 Sep. 2025
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Washington — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after a regional jet was forced to abort its landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and circle the airport when pilots spotted an airport vehicle on the runway.—
Aaron Cooper,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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Some of the laws lapsed and were never renewed, some were repealed, and judges struck down others as violations of the First Amendment.—
Time,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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The strategist noted that Youngkin’s message on parental rights and education is often the main takeaway from his campaign, but there were other important messages, including repealing the state’s grocery tax.—
Julia Manchester,
The Hill,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Revoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revoke. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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