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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
Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Sep. 2025
The decision came a day after Washington revoked Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's authorization to ship key chipmaking equipment and technology to its manufacturing plant in China, the latest move to curb Beijing's semiconductor advances.
—Evelyn Cheng,anniek Bao, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
In March 2022, Cawthorn was pulled over and charged with driving while his license was revoked.
—Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
All certificates have since been revoked.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 4 Sep. 2025
After recently being told by the state officials that her personalized license plate was revoked because it is not classified as free speech, a Tennessee woman is appealing the decision to the United States Supreme Court.
—Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
An investigation revealed Castaneda-Castro’s driver’s license had been revoked in January 2023, and he had been previously deported, officials said.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
His Tennessee license has also been revoked.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The photographer’s credential was revoked for the 2025 US Open.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
After his asylum was revoked in June, the federal government accused Soliman of having ties to terrorist groups.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
The decision came a day after Washington revoked Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's authorization to ship key chipmaking equipment and technology to its manufacturing plant in China, the latest move to curb Beijing's semiconductor advances.
—Evelyn Cheng,anniek Bao, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
In March 2022, Cawthorn was pulled over and charged with driving while his license was revoked.
—Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
All certificates have since been revoked.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 4 Sep. 2025
After recently being told by the state officials that her personalized license plate was revoked because it is not classified as free speech, a Tennessee woman is appealing the decision to the United States Supreme Court.
—Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
An investigation revealed Castaneda-Castro’s driver’s license had been revoked in January 2023, and he had been previously deported, officials said.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
His Tennessee license has also been revoked.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The photographer’s credential was revoked for the 2025 US Open.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revoked
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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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Before 2014, the building was abandoned and MIA wanted to tear it down.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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Drummond is blamed for the deaths of the parents, grandmother and uncle of an infant found abandoned in a home's front yard in rural west Tennessee.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Spirit’s plan to launch service in Macon, Georgia, in mid-October also has been scrapped.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Sep. 2025
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But those plans were scrapped after the Disney-Fox merger, when Marvel put mutants on hold and turned its attention to expanding its interconnected multiverse of movies and TV shows.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
2 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 9 Sep. 2025.
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