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
The Department of Investigation in an April 2024 report found fault with how the NYPD, the Department of Transportation and Department of Education issues and revokes parking permits.
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Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2026
The state previously filed a motion to revoke community supervision and amend the terms of community supervision.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 10 Mar. 2026
The State Department revoked visas in July for members of Brazil's Supreme Federal Court, as well as their family members, who were involved in prosecuting former President Jair Bolsonaro and briefly banning Elon Musk's X in 2024.
—Shannon Bond, NPR, 9 Mar. 2026
If Schueffner's probation is revoked, the sentencing decision requires him to serve six months in prison.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 8 Mar. 2026
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Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2026
The state previously filed a motion to revoke community supervision and amend the terms of community supervision.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 10 Mar. 2026
The State Department revoked visas in July for members of Brazil's Supreme Federal Court, as well as their family members, who were involved in prosecuting former President Jair Bolsonaro and briefly banning Elon Musk's X in 2024.
—Shannon Bond, NPR, 9 Mar. 2026
If Schueffner's probation is revoked, the sentencing decision requires him to serve six months in prison.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 8 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revoke
Verb
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Numerous artists have canceled performances and attendance has dropped off.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Mar. 2026
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As of the afternoon of March 15, 2,632 flights within, into, or out of the United States were delayed, and 1,678 were canceled, according to FlightAware.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
15 Mar. 2026
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Uncompensated seizure under the land-expropriation law can only be pursued under narrow circumstances—when land is unused or has been abandoned, for example—and the program seemingly has yet to seize any property.—
Boyce Upholt,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Richard Grenell, the longtime Republican foreign policy adviser who oversaw changes at the Kennedy Center that prompted many artists to abandon the iconic performing arts venue, will step down as the institution's president.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
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Some of those proposals have fallen by the wayside for this election cycle, others are being reconsidered, and some have been scrapped altogether, such as a fee on short-term vacation rentals in the city.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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Axed from an earlier version of the bill was a provision that would have scrapped recounts in close elections and implemented a new system of auditing elections.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2026
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The board had until August to rescind its decision, according to the resolution.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Mar. 2026
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In the letter, the ISBE rescinded its prior approval for the district’s food service management company contract with food vendor Quest, cutting off federal funding.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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His first attempt was aborted after a phone call with his worried mother, and the second and third attempts were derailed because the team officials suspected his intentions and dropped him from the squad.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
12 Mar. 2026
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Crosby was viewed as the player who would do it, but when that deal was aborted, the Ravens quickly pivoted to Hendrickson.—
Dianna Russini,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Last month, the EPA repealed the endangerment finding, which affirmed the dangers of greenhouse gas emissions and underpinned the agency’s ability to regulate those emissions from vehicles.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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If the Legislature wanted to really help the city with its finances, then bring back the modest New York City commuter tax that was wrongly repealed on May 17, 1999.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Revoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revoke. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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