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to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)
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Recent Examples of revoked
Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
Bahrain revoked citizenship from 69 individuals accused of being sympathetic to Iran.
—Dominic Dudley, semafor.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Carr in September suggested broadcast station licenses were at risk of being revoked, spurring debate about First Amendment protections and the responsibility of national broadcasters like ABC to air generally acceptable content.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026
Ukraine, which also returns to the Venice Biennale this year, has sanctioned five individuals associated with the Russian pavilion and has lobbied to have the participants’ visas revoked.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Already, the State Department has revoked the visas of several Morena lawmakers, including the governor of Baja California.
—Steve Fisher, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Newsom's office said California has revoked more than 280 hospice licenses, maintained a moratorium on new providers and has hundreds more operators under investigation.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
When Rihan was detained, his parole status was revoked.
—Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
As our earlier research documented, this has already led to cases like that of Baljinder Singh, whose citizenship was revoked based on a name discrepancy that could easily have resulted from a translator’s error rather than intentional fraud.
—Cassandra Burke Robertson, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
Licensees apply for renewals every eight years, and licenses are virtually never revoked.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
Bahrain revoked citizenship from 69 individuals accused of being sympathetic to Iran.
—Dominic Dudley, semafor.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Carr in September suggested broadcast station licenses were at risk of being revoked, spurring debate about First Amendment protections and the responsibility of national broadcasters like ABC to air generally acceptable content.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026
Ukraine, which also returns to the Venice Biennale this year, has sanctioned five individuals associated with the Russian pavilion and has lobbied to have the participants’ visas revoked.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Already, the State Department has revoked the visas of several Morena lawmakers, including the governor of Baja California.
—Steve Fisher, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Newsom's office said California has revoked more than 280 hospice licenses, maintained a moratorium on new providers and has hundreds more operators under investigation.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
When Rihan was detained, his parole status was revoked.
—Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
As our earlier research documented, this has already led to cases like that of Baljinder Singh, whose citizenship was revoked based on a name discrepancy that could easily have resulted from a translator’s error rather than intentional fraud.
—Cassandra Burke Robertson, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revoked
Verb
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The Book of Mormon has canceled this week’s Tuesday and Wednesday performances due to a fire that damaged the Eugene O’Neill Theatre on Monday morning.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
4 May 2026
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Which meant that Special was renewed and canceled on the same phone call.—
Ryan O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
4 May 2026
Verb
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And Sylvie, who still gazes with utmost tenderness at a black-and-white photograph, taken during her time abroad, of a nameless wailing Russian child, has permanently abandoned her own daughter by refusing to visit her.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Those plans were set aside, however, when Diamantis arrived in federal court earlier this month for a hearing and abandoned a plan to change his plea to guilty.—
Andrew Brown,
Hartford Courant,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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Leaving Polis off the guest list of a recent governors’ dinner at the White House was the latest slap in the face of many that include rescinded federal grants, a vetoed water bill, rejected disaster fund requests, and the loss of two federal agencies.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
6 Mar. 2026
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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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LeVota, who recently scrapped plans to run for a full term, proposed the idea in a letter to four state senators from Jackson County, top Governor’s Office staff and the leaders of the Missouri House.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
4 May 2026
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Family shopping jaunts that were once leisurely affairs are being scrapped in favor of quick trips during off-hours to grab essentials and go home, suffering business owners say.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2026
Verb
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But Capone didn’t feel Chicago would be better off until Prohibition was repealed.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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The fee was suspended in 2017 and was set to be repealed entirely in 2031 as part of a legislative deal to extend the cap-and-trade program, which collects money by auctioning permits to emit greenhouse gases.—
Susan Shelley,
Oc Register,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Three other vehicles with human drivers then appeared to illegally pass the stopped bus.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
3 Mar. 2026
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The truck crossed into the eastbound lane and crashed into the stopped Kia, striking the three pedestrians, CHP said.—
Aidin Vaziri,
San Francisco Chronicle,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The pilots aborted takeoff as smoke began filling the cabin, and and passengers evacuated the plane via slides, Frontier Airlines said in a statement to USA TODAY.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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That flight had twice aborted takeoff and declared an emergency due to an odor onboard that was sickening flight attendants.—
Aaron Cooper,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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General Manager Ken Holland hinted at potentially being done after trading center Phillip Danault for a draft pick in December and acquiring Panarin at a suppressed price in February, though he has been known to under-promise often and, sometimes, over-deliver.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Supervising sound editor Alastair Sirkett told IndieWire that Peter Claffey’s big, former-rugby-player frame really helps that moment sing with suppressed panic.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Revoked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revoked. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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