as in canceling
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 revoking
Davies said the 2007 date Wexner cited in 2019 applied to firing Epstein as financial adviser, revoking his power of attorney and removing his name from Wexner’s bank accounts.
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Julie Carr Smyth, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2026
This includes revoking any permit filed for a detention center.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
These efforts resulted in a minor victory; rather than revoking the Mines’ liquor license, the city council suspended it for two months.
—Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
State education officials have threatened to punish districts where students stage walkouts, including investigations that could result in state takeovers, revoking teaching certificates and withholding daily attendance funding.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 16 Feb. 2026
In her ruling, Lockard acknowledged the conflicting nature of the state’s standards for terminating a day care provider’s registration and revoking the provider’s agreement to operate.
—Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 14 Feb. 2026
Failure to comply with these restrictions could result in the FAA imposing a civil penalty or revoking the pilot’s license.
—Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 11 Feb. 2026
Öztürk was detained outside her home in March 2025 as the administration sought to deport her after revoking her student visa.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
They agency said teachers who facilitate walkouts will be subject to investigation and possible sanctions could include revoking their licenses.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Feb. 2026
Julie Carr Smyth, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2026
This includes revoking any permit filed for a detention center.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
These efforts resulted in a minor victory; rather than revoking the Mines’ liquor license, the city council suspended it for two months.
—Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
State education officials have threatened to punish districts where students stage walkouts, including investigations that could result in state takeovers, revoking teaching certificates and withholding daily attendance funding.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 16 Feb. 2026
In her ruling, Lockard acknowledged the conflicting nature of the state’s standards for terminating a day care provider’s registration and revoking the provider’s agreement to operate.
—Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 14 Feb. 2026
Failure to comply with these restrictions could result in the FAA imposing a civil penalty or revoking the pilot’s license.
—Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 11 Feb. 2026
Öztürk was detained outside her home in March 2025 as the administration sought to deport her after revoking her student visa.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
They agency said teachers who facilitate walkouts will be subject to investigation and possible sanctions could include revoking their licenses.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revoking
Verb
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This step includes canceling the student picture day scheduled for Thursday at Hilbert Elementary, a school in Wayne County's Redford Township that enrolls students pre-K through grade 6.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
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The host handed me a blindfold and Bose noise-canceling headphones, playing the hypnotic sounds of a space drum with birds chirping in the distance.—
Shelby Hartman,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
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So much so that by June 1870, Rillet filed a trademark injunction with the New York Supreme Court, trying to stop a competitor who had borrowed the name while abandoning the process.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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At the same time, resilience isn’t about abandoning them to fend for themselves, either—instead parents should strive to strike a balance between the two extremes.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Parents,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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But the Jayhawks never stopped scrapping.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
10 Feb. 2026
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Always on the phone, Evans was soon seducing and scrapping with everyone from Frank Sinatra (who threatened to pull Mia Farrow off Rosemary’s Baby) to suits refusing to cast a washed up Marlon Brando in The Godfather.—
Hadley Hall Meares,
Vanity Fair,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Funding public schools and repealing the voucher law.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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The proposals, released this week and which would go into effect in 2027, prioritize making ACA premiums as low as possible — by expanding bare-bones coverage, allowing insurers to skip creating networks of hospitals and doctors, and repealing standardized plan options.—
Bob Herman,
STAT,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Her behavior led to the pilots aborting takeoff.—
Marina Watts,
PEOPLE,
2 Jan. 2026
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An investigation by the Spanish outlet La Marea uncovered contracts that restricted women’s movements during pregnancy, including clauses prohibiting travel abroad or aborting the fetus.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Nov. 2025
Verb
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On Thursday, a federal judge temporarily blocked the feds from rescinding those dollars.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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The board voted to accept the resignation and appointed an interim superintendent, before rescinding that appointment days later and reinstating Weaver to his old position.—
Silas Allen,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Revoking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revoking. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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