as in cancelled
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
Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 9 Sep. 2025
He’s been convicted of speeding nine times, driving after his license was revoked twice and once each for careless driving and failing to drive with due care.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 9 Sep. 2025
Sounders staff member Steven Lenhart, who joined the club this season as a mental health advisor, had his credential privileges revoked for the remainder of the 2025 MLS regular season and postseason.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
The ad’s award has since been revoked and the agency that created it has issued a public apology, but Salvador isn’t done.
—Kyle Ingram, Charlotte Observer, 7 Sep. 2025
Canadian cities revoked permits in August 2025.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Immunizations required by law, including the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) and polio vaccines, cannot be revoked without approval from the Legislature.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
After his asylum was revoked in June, the federal government accused Soliman of having ties to terrorist groups.
—Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Sep. 2025
All certificates have since been revoked.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
In March, Gabbard revoked security clearances for former Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, former Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and former national security adviser Jake Sullivan, along with other Biden administration officials.
—Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 9 Sep. 2025
He’s been convicted of speeding nine times, driving after his license was revoked twice and once each for careless driving and failing to drive with due care.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 9 Sep. 2025
Sounders staff member Steven Lenhart, who joined the club this season as a mental health advisor, had his credential privileges revoked for the remainder of the 2025 MLS regular season and postseason.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
The ad’s award has since been revoked and the agency that created it has issued a public apology, but Salvador isn’t done.
—Kyle Ingram, Charlotte Observer, 7 Sep. 2025
Canadian cities revoked permits in August 2025.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Immunizations required by law, including the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) and polio vaccines, cannot be revoked without approval from the Legislature.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
After his asylum was revoked in June, the federal government accused Soliman of having ties to terrorist groups.
—Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Sep. 2025
All certificates have since been revoked.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revoked
Verb
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Though Davies planned to reunite the band for a tour in 2015, it was canceled when the musician was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a type of cancer that attacks plasma cells.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Sep. 2025
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Last year, Romania controversially canceled the turnout of a presidential election that produced a victory for a far-right independent, arguing his campaign was backed by Russian interference and disqualifying his candidacy.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Tropicana abandoned the glass of orange juice just six weeks after rolling it out and brought back the old orange-with-a-straw.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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The revision of Merriam’s unabridged masterpiece was abandoned.—
Stefan Fatsis,
The Atlantic,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The cruise line previously scrapped stops there until October, amid ongoing violence in the country.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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His interest in aging fed into the closing joke of his 2017 special Live at Madison Square Garden, and would have been the inspiration for his 2022 directorial debut film, Being Mortal, if the film had not been scrapped following harassment complaints against star Bill Murray on set.—
Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
7 Sep. 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 15 Sep. 2025.
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