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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 revoked
Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 31 Oct. 2025
On Tuesday, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy revoked approval for 13 flight routes operated by Mexican airlines between the two countries for violating their bilateral aviation agreement signed in 2015.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 30 Oct. 2025
After a devastating series of tragedies gets her medical license revoked, Maggie is without purpose, but not without passion.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
The administration has detained and revoked the visas of several pro-Palestine activists.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
State officials revoked multiple licenses connected to Devastating and another firm on the Esparto site, BlackStar Fireworks, following the explosion.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Many have been denied visas or had their Overseas Citizen of India cards revoked as political retaliation.
—Mohammed Jawad, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
In this there’s a distinct echo of the process currently in use for determining which visas (permanent or temporary) will be revoked under the current administration.
—JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2025
Those fears are not hypothetical; the state has revoked at least one teacher’s license and suspended two others’.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Dreamers became eligible for coverage during the 2025 open enrollment, but it was revoked in August after the rule change.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 31 Oct. 2025
On Tuesday, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy revoked approval for 13 flight routes operated by Mexican airlines between the two countries for violating their bilateral aviation agreement signed in 2015.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 30 Oct. 2025
After a devastating series of tragedies gets her medical license revoked, Maggie is without purpose, but not without passion.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
The administration has detained and revoked the visas of several pro-Palestine activists.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
State officials revoked multiple licenses connected to Devastating and another firm on the Esparto site, BlackStar Fireworks, following the explosion.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Many have been denied visas or had their Overseas Citizen of India cards revoked as political retaliation.
—Mohammed Jawad, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
In this there’s a distinct echo of the process currently in use for determining which visas (permanent or temporary) will be revoked under the current administration.
—JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2025
Those fears are not hypothetical; the state has revoked at least one teacher’s license and suspended two others’.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revoked
Verb
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At least one Halloween parade was canceled.—
NPR,
NPR,
3 Nov. 2025
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Benson Boone canceled his show at the Utilita Arena Birmingham in England an hour before his concert due to vocal issues and illness.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Charlie had been abandoned and then rescued and fostered by a man in Jacksonville.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Fianna Fail’s pick, former Gaelic football coach Jim Gavin, abandoned his bid due to a financial scandal.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Transparency instead of testing Where the vetoed SB 1047 would have mandated safety testing and kill switches for AI systems, the new law focuses on disclosure.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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During the 16-day government shutdown of 2013, President Barack Obama scrapped a four-country Asia trip and skipped the swanky Congressional Hispanic Caucus gala.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
29 Oct. 2025
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The Philadelphia 76ers icon met with Stern to discuss his budding rap career and the backlash surrounding his upcoming Misunderstood album, which was originally titled Non-Fiction and was scrapped by late 2001.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Too long submerged in suppressed grief, Zilpha now came up from its depth like any swimmer stroking toward light and sweet air.—
Annie Proulx,
New Yorker,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Revoked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revoked. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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