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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
Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
In April, more than 4,700 international students across the country had their immigration status revoked before it was unexpectedly restored weeks later.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Sep. 2025
On Sunday, the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners revoked Roberts' educational license, according to its website.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
What’s the legality Immigration attorneys argue that if a Venezuelan with TPS was detained during the period when the protection was temporarily revoked by the Supreme Court’s decision, they should have been released immediately after the federal judge upheld the extension.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
But the permit obtained by USA TODAY says the organizers would receive a 24-hour notice if their permit was going to be revoked.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
The County Attorney's Office then filed a request in court to have Pennington's probation revoked.
—Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Borderland has revoked his citizenship.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
The president has previously suggested that broadcast networks critical of him should have their licenses revoked.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
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His Tennessee driver’s license has also been revoked.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
In April, more than 4,700 international students across the country had their immigration status revoked before it was unexpectedly restored weeks later.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Sep. 2025
On Sunday, the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners revoked Roberts' educational license, according to its website.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
What’s the legality Immigration attorneys argue that if a Venezuelan with TPS was detained during the period when the protection was temporarily revoked by the Supreme Court’s decision, they should have been released immediately after the federal judge upheld the extension.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
But the permit obtained by USA TODAY says the organizers would receive a 24-hour notice if their permit was going to be revoked.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
The County Attorney's Office then filed a request in court to have Pennington's probation revoked.
—Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Borderland has revoked his citizenship.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
The president has previously suggested that broadcast networks critical of him should have their licenses revoked.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revoked
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The final stage of a major bike race was canceled earlier this month after several large pro-Palestinian demonstrations disrupted the event, in protest of the Israel-Premier Tech team’s participation.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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The incident comes just days after Young cancelled a New Jersey performance that had been scheduled for Friday.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Sep. 2025
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The findings show that nature can reclaim even the most unexpected human leftovers, turning toxic and abandoned war relics into thriving underwater ecosystems.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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Many of singer D4vd’s friends in the Los Angeles music scene had come to believe that Celeste Rivas Hernandez was his 19-year-old girlfriend, long before the 15-year-old’s body was found dismembered in the trunk of his Tesla, which had been abandoned in the Hollywood hills a month earlier.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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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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Textiles have been one of the biggest beneficiaries of AGOA and, by some estimates, up to 300,000 jobs could be at risk if AGOA were scrapped.—
Yinka Adegoke,
semafor.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Commissioners officially scrapped the flag-raising idea after weighing input from residents, instead opting Thursday for other ways to remember the many lives lost in the 2023 attack.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
26 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 5 Oct. 2025.
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