as in to cancel
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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The University of Minnesota international graduate student detained last week by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had his visa revoked over a drunk driving case, not due to participation in pro-Palestinian protests on campus, according to a senior Trump administration official.
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Filip Timotija, The Hill, 1 Apr. 2025
State Department revokes visas Trump issued multiple bans on travel from seven Muslim-majority countries during his first term, with each of them facing legal challenges before the Supreme Court ruled in his favor in 2018.
—Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio also said the Department of State has revoked visas for about 300 international students.
—Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the administration's right to revoke student visas at a press conference this week, but did not respond when asked what specific action Ozturk took to prompt her arrest.
—Zachary Basu, Axios, 29 Mar. 2025
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Filip Timotija, The Hill, 1 Apr. 2025
State Department revokes visas Trump issued multiple bans on travel from seven Muslim-majority countries during his first term, with each of them facing legal challenges before the Supreme Court ruled in his favor in 2018.
—Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio also said the Department of State has revoked visas for about 300 international students.
—Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the administration's right to revoke student visas at a press conference this week, but did not respond when asked what specific action Ozturk took to prompt her arrest.
—Zachary Basu, Axios, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revoke
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Universal was fined $1.3 million by state regulators in 2013 for canceling customers’ policies without justification and shifting profits to affiliate companies.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2025
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About 1,200 jobs are expected to be cut at NIH as part of the layoffs at the Health and Human Services Department, and the administration also has canceled hundreds of NIH grants to scientists around the country.—
Sara Moniuszko,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2025
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Iran later abandoned provisions of the JCPOA and forged ahead with its nuclear program.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2025
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The administration’s decision to abandon plans to move D.C.’s elite fighter jet squadron to Maryland comes months after the state’s congressional delegation and Gov. Wes Moore (D) worked to secure the planes to prevent the state from losing its flying mission.—
Meagan Flynn,
Baltimore Sun,
29 Mar. 2025
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The city held a meeting to hear residents’ concerns, but the follow-up meeting — meant to address those concerns — was scheduled for the day after the plan was scrapped.—
Letters to the Editor,
Orlando Sentinel,
20 Mar. 2025
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Replays were scrapped altogether from the first round onwards this season.—
Jessy Parker Humphreys,
The Athletic,
19 Mar. 2025
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Military Pullback in Europe Militarily, Trump could rescind the large presence the U.S. military has for decades maintained in Europe without making formal pronouncements about NATO.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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And last month, citing the president's pledge to eliminate federal diversity, equity and inclusion programs, the Trump administration decided to rescind an anticipated $75 million in grant funding.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
21 Mar. 2025
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Although Hague is completing his second spaceflight, the astronaut has actually launched three times: A rocket mishap in 2018 forced him and a Russian crewmate to abort their mission shortly after liftoff.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
19 Mar. 2025
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The probe comes amid a series of safety incidents and a week after an American Airlines flight arriving at Ronald Reagan airport in Arlington, Virginia, was forced to abort a landing in an effort to avoid another aircraft.—
Louis Casiano,
Fox News,
3 Mar. 2025
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With state universities and colleges continuing to see turnover of presidents, a House panel Wednesday unanimously approved a bill that would repeal a law shielding information about presidential candidates from public disclosure.—
Jim Saunders,
Orlando Sentinel,
20 Mar. 2025
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If Congress were to defund the IMLS rather than repeal its authorizing statute, the agency would be forced to cease operations due to a lack of money, even if the legal framework for its existence remained intact.—
Devon Akmon,
The Conversation,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Revoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revoke. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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