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 California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention convened the task force after revoking fireworks licenses held by Devastating Pyrotechnics and BlackStar Fireworks, the other company based at the same Esparto property.
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Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Miami-Dade County Tax Collector Darial Fernandez said his team is revoking permits obtained through fraud.
—Larry Seward, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
But outbreaks in several states in the past year has raised the prospect of the Pan American Health Organization revoking that status.
—Christopher O'Donnell, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026
The first step involves revoking the land use values for 2025 for farmland, open space, forestland, and maritime heritage land and returning to the values recommended in 2020.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 21 Jan. 2026
Ultimately, the state was allowed to keep much of its hospital payment system for two years, allowing time to implement larger policy changes before revoking the state’s authority to set Medicare rates in 2028.
—Danielle J. Brown, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2026
Hoy, who voted against Hedquist’s reappointment in December and supported revoking it in January, said in a Facebook post that her position throughout the controversy was rooted in governance and public trust rather than politics.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 17 Jan. 2026
If the bar owners do not address the city's concerns, the court can order the bar to close for one year or allow the city to take additional steps like revoking permits or cutting off electrical utilities.
—Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 15 Jan. 2026
The new rules floated by Adams also would’ve expanded the criteria for denying, suspending and revoking the cards, which journalists use to gain access to press conferences, crime scenes and other events and incidents.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2026
Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Miami-Dade County Tax Collector Darial Fernandez said his team is revoking permits obtained through fraud.
—Larry Seward, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
But outbreaks in several states in the past year has raised the prospect of the Pan American Health Organization revoking that status.
—Christopher O'Donnell, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026
The first step involves revoking the land use values for 2025 for farmland, open space, forestland, and maritime heritage land and returning to the values recommended in 2020.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 21 Jan. 2026
Ultimately, the state was allowed to keep much of its hospital payment system for two years, allowing time to implement larger policy changes before revoking the state’s authority to set Medicare rates in 2028.
—Danielle J. Brown, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2026
Hoy, who voted against Hedquist’s reappointment in December and supported revoking it in January, said in a Facebook post that her position throughout the controversy was rooted in governance and public trust rather than politics.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 17 Jan. 2026
If the bar owners do not address the city's concerns, the court can order the bar to close for one year or allow the city to take additional steps like revoking permits or cutting off electrical utilities.
—Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 15 Jan. 2026
The new rules floated by Adams also would’ve expanded the criteria for denying, suspending and revoking the cards, which journalists use to gain access to press conferences, crime scenes and other events and incidents.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revoking
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Weather contributes to several deaths across Indiana Parents on social media were divided on whether school districts made the right move in canceling.—
Heather Bushman,
IndyStar,
29 Jan. 2026
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Consider opting for these noise-canceling Beats, a brand that’s made the tastemaker’s list multiple times.—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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Goodbye Amazon Go Amazon is abandoning its homegrown physical grocery stores, known as Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh, a humbling end to an effort that began almost ten years ago as the online giant sought to expand its retail dominance into the brick-and-mortar world.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
28 Jan. 2026
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But the sudden thaw in relations with Washington has fueled suspicion among hard-line chavistas that Rodríguez is abandoning the movement’s deeply anti-American ideology.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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Rocky strains to convey his evolution from scrapping on the streets of Harlem to luxuriating in wealthy, starstruck domestic bliss.—
Mosi Reeves,
Rolling Stone,
19 Jan. 2026
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Lots of coaches are open to moving the portal window, and some are even OK with scrapping the modern version of spring practice for something more aligned with NFL’s OTAs (less contact, perhaps even later in the spring).—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2026
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Instead of repealing the climate scam mandates that are causing exploding energy costs, @MassGovernor is using tax dollars to artificially Band-Aid bills for a couple of months – money which was received through the utility companies (ratepayers) due to mandates!—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
22 Jan. 2026
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The changes include repealing a prohibition from constructing or operating a nuclear facility without an IDEM permit and repealing the authorization for the commissioner to conduct a public hearing on environmental effects.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 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
Verb
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But in late December, Lucas sent a final rule rescinding the entire document to the White House Office of Management and Budget for approval, and received the green light early this year.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
22 Jan. 2026
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Four council members voted in favor of rescinding the agreement.—
Chilekasi Adele,
CBS News,
19 Jan. 2026
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“Revoking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revoking. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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