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 caucus and the Sikh Coalition had originally filed a lawsuit in December 2025, alleging California did not follow the proper process and broke state law by revoking the licenses.
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Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Sanctions end | Obama signs an executive order revoking sanctions against Iran that were originally designed as consequences for its nuclear weapons program.
—Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 1 Mar. 2026
The agency also said that teachers who facilitate walkouts will be subject to investigation and possible sanctions that could include revoking their licenses.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Feb. 2026
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.
—Julie Carr Smyth, Fortune, 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
Through a 214-208 vote, the lower chamber backed revoking safeguards for an area close to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 16 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
Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Sanctions end | Obama signs an executive order revoking sanctions against Iran that were originally designed as consequences for its nuclear weapons program.
—Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 1 Mar. 2026
The agency also said that teachers who facilitate walkouts will be subject to investigation and possible sanctions that could include revoking their licenses.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Feb. 2026
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.
—Julie Carr Smyth, Fortune, 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
Through a 214-208 vote, the lower chamber backed revoking safeguards for an area close to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 16 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revoking
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Airplane cabins aren’t exactly known for being quiet, which is where Tozo’s noise-canceling earbuds come in handy.—
Francesca Krempa,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Mar. 2026
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In addition to the loss of manpower, VOA cut its broadcast infrastructure, canceling contracts with satellite providers last year to broadcast into Middle Eastern countries, according to VOA employees.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2026
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More than a dozen other signs reference a former redlight district, the Civil War, and a presidential party abandoning a leaky ship and swimming to shore.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
11 Mar. 2026
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Agents exchanged unverified data, and discussed abandoning English in favor of a machine-native language.—
Victoria Bousis,
Rolling Stone,
9 Mar. 2026
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Earlier Friday, Takaichi’s governing Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner Japan Innovation Party submitted a proposal calling for scrapping restrictions on lethal weapons sales, in a further break from Japan's postwar pacifist principle.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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The alliance is also scrapping the Port of Jebel Ali, the largest port in the Middle East, from the ME11/IOS Middle East-to-North Europe loop.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Mar. 2026
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Johnson, of the American Cancer Society, pushed back on arguments that repealing the program would save the state money.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
9 Mar. 2026
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The measure appears likely to appear on the ballot because the sponsors, the Lincoln Club Business League, plan to rely on the much lower threshold required under state law for measures repealing taxes and fees.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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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
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But after a law firm and two legal advocacy groups, the Asian Law Caucus and the Sikh Coalition, sued on behalf of truckers, saying that the state didn't follow the proper process for rescinding their licenses, the state extended the expiration dates to March 6.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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But after a law firm and two legal advocacy groups, the Asian Law Caucus and the Sikh Coalition, sued on behalf of truckers, saying that the state didn’t follow the proper process for rescinding their licenses, the state extended the expiration dates to March 6.—
CalMatters,
Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Revoking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revoking. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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