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
The city of Monroe intends to reverse its vote on revoking the funding agreement for the controversial Interstate 77 South toll lane project.
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Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
17 June 2026
The investigation is focused on the Philadelphia Police Department's policies and practices for issuing and revoking gun permits, and the standards used to cancel permits to carry firearms, DOJ said in a news release.
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Joe Brandt,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
The inquiry, announced Tuesday by the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, will examine the department’s policies and practices for issuing and revoking licenses to carry firearms, as well as its enforcement of Pennsylvania’s Uniform Firearms Act.
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Rena Rowe,
The Washington Examiner,
9 June 2026
The organization requested a preliminary injunction in the case on May 26 to bar officials from revoking the group’s permit based on the content of its signs.
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Brieanna J. Frank,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
One example is Carnival Cruise Line, who announced changes to their loyalty program that infuriated their most loyal customers by revoking their lifetime status.
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Roger Dooley,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
However, revoking the non-profit’s access would not eliminate the city’s maintenance costs or the expenses associated with operating the senior facility.
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Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
22 May 2026
The company refrained from revoking the macOS certificates immediately to prevent MacBook users from encountering technical snafus with Apple's notarization system.
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Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
14 May 2026
Councilmember Karina Talamantes, who represents South Natomas, proposed cutting $10 million from the Department of Community Response and revoking funding from two micro-communities, including a temporary homeless shelter at Arena Boulevard and El Centro Road in North Natomas.
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Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
12 May 2026
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
17 June 2026
The investigation is focused on the Philadelphia Police Department's policies and practices for issuing and revoking gun permits, and the standards used to cancel permits to carry firearms, DOJ said in a news release.
—
Joe Brandt,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
The inquiry, announced Tuesday by the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, will examine the department’s policies and practices for issuing and revoking licenses to carry firearms, as well as its enforcement of Pennsylvania’s Uniform Firearms Act.
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Rena Rowe,
The Washington Examiner,
9 June 2026
The organization requested a preliminary injunction in the case on May 26 to bar officials from revoking the group’s permit based on the content of its signs.
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Brieanna J. Frank,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
One example is Carnival Cruise Line, who announced changes to their loyalty program that infuriated their most loyal customers by revoking their lifetime status.
—
Roger Dooley,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
However, revoking the non-profit’s access would not eliminate the city’s maintenance costs or the expenses associated with operating the senior facility.
—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
22 May 2026
The company refrained from revoking the macOS certificates immediately to prevent MacBook users from encountering technical snafus with Apple's notarization system.
—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
14 May 2026
Councilmember Karina Talamantes, who represents South Natomas, proposed cutting $10 million from the Department of Community Response and revoking funding from two micro-communities, including a temporary homeless shelter at Arena Boulevard and El Centro Road in North Natomas.
—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revoking
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Their relief at the reopening of the Hormuz reopening is real, but none of the major producers are canceling their pipeline feasibility studies.
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In the last decade or so, network TV channels have reduced their late-night talk-show lineups, most recently with CBS canceling The Late Show.
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Now, following intense backlash from local communities, a series of lawsuits and a leadership shakeup at the Department of Homeland Security, the agency appears to be abandoning the initiative – a dramatic shift away from a plan that had already seen spending upwards of $1 billion.
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Driven by a growing panic over fast-evolving Chinese tech competitors, the old-world rivals are abandoning the tradition of corporate secrecy.
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Following the elections, and under threat from the Department of Justice and states, businesses began scrapping their DEI teams.
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The financial firm has also revised its original office tower plans to include more office space, scrapping a hotel that was planned for the building.
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Council members narrowly passed the ordinance repealing the ban by a 7-5 vote, with some voting against the measure as a form of protest.
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And yet, Mamdani found time to talk about the Knicks’ playoff run, including repealing bedtime so children could watch the NBA Finals.
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Apollo 13 zoomed around the Moon after famously aborting its lunar landing mission.
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Just before Sunday’s collision, controllers were dealing with another plane that had declared an emergency after aborting a takeoff and smelling an odor on the plane.
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But a proposal in the state legislature to make local governments who voted in favor of rescinding support pay back about $60 million already spent on the project began to circulate late last week.
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In announcing its plan, the administration said rescinding the rule would remove prohibitions on road construction and logging on nearly 59 million acres of national forest, arguing that the rule slowed economic development.
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