as in cancelling
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
Over the last five years, the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services has brought hundreds of fraud cases that are heavily reliant on transactional data with the goal of revoking people’s food benefits.
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Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
Earlier this month, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed revoking requirements for companies to report greenhouse gas emissions.
—Max Rego, The Hill, 24 Sep. 2025
The president has also floated the idea of revoking liberal nonprofits' tax-exempt status, CNN reports.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
But the new policy will turn that act into a cause for revoking press credentials.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
The process of revoking a license isn't so simple, according to Roy Gutterman, a professor and expert on communications law and the First Amendment at Syracuse University's Newhouse School.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
Our communities face attack after attack—floods and fires fueled by Big Oil, ICE agenda kidnapping our neighbors, congress revoking our healthcare.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
The secretary's action in revoking TPS was not only unprecedented in the manner and speed in which it was taken but also violated the law, Chen wrote.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2025
This latest expulsion followed an earlier Trump order revoking TPS protections granted by Biden in 2023 to another 348,000 Venezuelans, which brings the total number of expulsions of Venezuelan immigrants to more than 600,000.
—Andres Oppenheimer
september 5, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
Earlier this month, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed revoking requirements for companies to report greenhouse gas emissions.
—Max Rego, The Hill, 24 Sep. 2025
The president has also floated the idea of revoking liberal nonprofits' tax-exempt status, CNN reports.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
But the new policy will turn that act into a cause for revoking press credentials.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
The process of revoking a license isn't so simple, according to Roy Gutterman, a professor and expert on communications law and the First Amendment at Syracuse University's Newhouse School.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
Our communities face attack after attack—floods and fires fueled by Big Oil, ICE agenda kidnapping our neighbors, congress revoking our healthcare.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
The secretary's action in revoking TPS was not only unprecedented in the manner and speed in which it was taken but also violated the law, Chen wrote.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2025
This latest expulsion followed an earlier Trump order revoking TPS protections granted by Biden in 2023 to another 348,000 Venezuelans, which brings the total number of expulsions of Venezuelan immigrants to more than 600,000.
—Andres Oppenheimer
september 5, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revoking
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The streamer then proceeded with the three freshman crime/thriller dramas, renewing the Bosch spinoff Ballard and canceling Countdown and Butterfly.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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The announcement also follows low-cost Icelandic carrier Play Airlines decision to fold, ceasing operations and canceling all remaining flights.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Oct. 2025
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Cursing his creator for abandoning him, the Creature seeks his revenge.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
14 Oct. 2025
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The pair reportedly fell into the street, with Bohler abandoning his motorcycle and fleeing the scene on foot.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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François Bayrou quit last month after trying to push through a savings plan that included scrapping two public holidays and freezing public spending.—
Ana Nicolaci da Costa,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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However, the lack of cutting and scrapping evidence on the bones implies that the hunters used their stone tools to cut into the animal’s soft tissues.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
8 Oct. 2025
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In June, the Department of Justice sued California for not repealing a decade-old anti-discrimination law protecting transgender students and subpoenaed medical providers for lists of youth patients receiving gender affirming care.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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The strategist noted that Youngkin’s message on parental rights and education is often the main takeaway from his campaign, but there were other important messages, including repealing the state’s grocery tax.—
Julia Manchester,
The Hill,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Revoking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revoking. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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