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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Recent Examples of revoke
In 2023 Dollar General revoked its commitment to 100% cage-free eggs, mentioning customer and shareholder activity, and declined to set a new goal.
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Christine Ro, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
The decision to manage, limit, or even revoke access to data underscores the imbalance in the current digital ecosystem.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
Nonetheless, regulators revoked authorization of red dye No. 3 to satisfy a petition demanding that the Delaney clause be enforced.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Her dismissive response led to a heated argument, ultimately leading the poster to revoke her sister’s borrowing privileges.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
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Christine Ro, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
The decision to manage, limit, or even revoke access to data underscores the imbalance in the current digital ecosystem.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
Nonetheless, regulators revoked authorization of red dye No. 3 to satisfy a petition demanding that the Delaney clause be enforced.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Her dismissive response led to a heated argument, ultimately leading the poster to revoke her sister’s borrowing privileges.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revoke
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SpaceX is developing the Starship system, which could provide a reusable alternative, but moves to cancel SLS — which has been criticized over unsustainable costs and numerous delays and quality control on the part of lead contractor Boeing — will likely face resistance.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
20 Jan. 2025
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His input as captain goes into the decision to cancel morning skates, to cancel practices.—
Arpon Basu,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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But the consistent presence of drug rehabilitation and criminal offenses dominating the background of potential candidates for the award led the league to eventually abandon it.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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Beginning in July 1997, Thailand, Indonesia and South Korea abandoned dollar pegs, sending currencies tumbling.—
William Pesek,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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North Carolina’s bill was met with such anger on behalf of the LGBTQ community that some elements were quickly scrapped, and the remainder was left to lapse in 2020.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
22 Jan. 2025
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But when Trump scrapped many of the nation’s climate pledges, it was met with intense backlash.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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Among the flurry of executive orders Trump signed on his first day back in office was one rescinding the Biden administration’s sanctions on settlers and Jewish extremists accused of violence against Palestinians.—
Joseph Krauss,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Jan. 2025
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Shortly before the operation, Trump rescinded sanctions on Jewish settlers, and Jewish extremists attacked Palestinian villages.—
German Lopez,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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The New Glenn launch was initially scheduled for Monday, but the attempt was aborted after ice built up on a plumbing line connected to the rocket’s auxiliary power-unit.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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Her telling Chef Matthew Shea that his parents should have aborted him?—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
31 Dec. 2024
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Lawmakers have steadily eliminated interest subsidies during the last two decades, and this would be one of the last major subsidies to repeal.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Some of the orders targeted asylum seekers crossing the southern border while others repealed birthright citizenship to children born to undocumented immigrants on U.S. soil.—
Kate Linderman,
Miami Herald,
21 Jan. 2025
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