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
july 4, Charlotte Observer, 4 July 2025
Students have been caught in the crossfire since the Trump administration revoked $400 million in federal funding from Columbia before a federal investigation found the school had not done enough to protect Jewish students from harassment.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 3 July 2025
Earlier this year, dozens of international Fulbright awards were revoked with no clear explanation, prompting the resignation of the entire Foreign Scholarship Board.
—Gerald Bradshaw, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2025
The Trump administration has repeatedly warned green card holders, who are lawful permanent residents, that their stay in the country is not guaranteed and could be revoked if they are deemed a threat to national interests.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
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Evan Moore
july 4, Charlotte Observer, 4 July 2025
Students have been caught in the crossfire since the Trump administration revoked $400 million in federal funding from Columbia before a federal investigation found the school had not done enough to protect Jewish students from harassment.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 3 July 2025
Earlier this year, dozens of international Fulbright awards were revoked with no clear explanation, prompting the resignation of the entire Foreign Scholarship Board.
—Gerald Bradshaw, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2025
The Trump administration has repeatedly warned green card holders, who are lawful permanent residents, that their stay in the country is not guaranteed and could be revoked if they are deemed a threat to national interests.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revoke
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Twenty-four flights have been canceled at DIA as of 4:30 p.m. A ground delay has been issued at DIA from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., according to the Federal Aviation Administration.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
8 July 2025
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On June 18, the Princess of Wales canceled her appearance at Royal Ascot at the last minute.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
7 July 2025
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Never desert a blaze: Avoid abandoning any fire without supervision.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2025
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Retired repos add risk: When maintainers abandon a namespace, attackers can adopt it and push trojan updates.—
Syed Ahmed,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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And his beef with Trump—and those who empowered him to balloon the national debt while scrapping subsidies for Musk’s EV empire—is for now at least limitless.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
7 July 2025
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By April 8, plans for John Cale to produce had been scrapped.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
7 July 2025
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The grant was frozen then unfrozen, after the Office of Management and Budget issued then rescinded a memo freezing grants having to do with nongovernmental organizations, programs focused on diversity, equity and inclusion, and other issues.—
Aaron Bolton,
NPR,
7 July 2025
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Soon after Trump took office, senior administration officials rescinded the policy, allowing agents to detain people, including family members, for civil immigration violations at courthouses.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
4 July 2025
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Ultramarathon swimmer Katie Pumphrey aborted her 24-mile swim from Sandy Point State Park to the Baltimore harbor because of high winds Tuesday.—
Todd Karpovich,
Baltimore Sun,
20 May 2025
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The Gulf’s swelling economic and diplomatic clout has corresponded with interests replacing ideology as the chief driver of foreign policy, as illustrated by the remarkable (though ultimately aborted) negotiations toward the normalization of relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
9 May 2025
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While the Trump administration has passed temporary waivers on those sanctions, known as the Caesar Act, they can only be permanently repealed by law.—
Matthew Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
7 July 2025
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But the bill that passed Congress on Thursday would repeal the part of the 2022 law that established the green bank and rescind money that hadn’t already been obligated to its recipients.—
Michael Phillis,
Chicago Tribune,
4 July 2025
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“Revoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revoke. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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