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
However, one of the first steps taken by Mayor Mamdani was to revoke that policy.
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Michael Miller, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026
The hearing room broke into emotional cheers Tuesday evening when the Sacramento County Board of Education voted to overturn Twin Rivers Unified School District’s decision to revoke the charter for Highlands Community Charter and Technical Schools, preventing the schools from being forcibly closed.
—Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2026
This effectively revoked the rights of artists to reclaim their copyright for works after 35 years have passed since the rights were first granted to the record label that recorded their work.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 May 2026
Separately, the Embassy of Israel in Thailand warned its nationals in vacation hotspot Phuket to follow local laws and regulations, according to a statement on its Facebook page earlier this month, noting that serious breaches could lead local officials to revoke visas.
—Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 20 May 2026
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Michael Miller, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026
The hearing room broke into emotional cheers Tuesday evening when the Sacramento County Board of Education voted to overturn Twin Rivers Unified School District’s decision to revoke the charter for Highlands Community Charter and Technical Schools, preventing the schools from being forcibly closed.
—Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2026
This effectively revoked the rights of artists to reclaim their copyright for works after 35 years have passed since the rights were first granted to the record label that recorded their work.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 May 2026
Separately, the Embassy of Israel in Thailand warned its nationals in vacation hotspot Phuket to follow local laws and regulations, according to a statement on its Facebook page earlier this month, noting that serious breaches could lead local officials to revoke visas.
—Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 20 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revoke
Verb
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Lawyers and former judges warn of chaos and eroding due process, with hearings canceled, courthouse arrests rising and asylum seekers traveling hours for minutes-long appearances that can decide their futures.—
Olga R. Rodriguez,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026
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The trip was canceled and passengers were bused back to Alamosa.—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
24 May 2026
Verb
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Kuna fires out, abandoned home burns Smoke poured out of two fires in Kuna on Thursday, said James Trumble, the Kuna Rural Fire District’s assistant chief.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
29 May 2026
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And then there’s the fact that in the season finale’s final minutes, set in 2020, the Soviet spaceship MAPC-94, abandoned in space after its engines failed decades ago, turns itself on.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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Lou Macari, manager of Swindon Town, went even further, calling for the format to be scrapped entirely following his side’s victory over Gillingham in the Third Division final.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
23 May 2026
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Huntington Beach has scrapped a brand management and marketing contract plan that had been clouded by community concerns over transparency and cronyism.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
23 May 2026
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Letters were sent to each state by the DOJ shortly after the policies were put in place, but all four states refused to rescind the plate restrictions, resulting in the lawsuit filed Wednesday.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
28 May 2026
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Less than a month later, the EEOC submitted a proposal to rescind the regulation requiring employers, unions, and state and local governments with more than 100 employees to report their racial and gender demographics, ending six decades of precedent.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
28 May 2026
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The pilots acted quickly to abort the takeoff and avert a crash.—
The Denver Post Editorial Board,
Denver Post,
13 May 2026
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This work kept the first moon landing from being aborted, even though the onboard computer was overloaded.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
12 May 2026
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The federal estate tax was effectively repealed for those who died in 2010 as a result of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, although executors could elect to apply the estate tax rules to take advantage of the step-up in basis which would have otherwise been lost.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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Among those is a provision repealing a state law that prohibits mid-decade redistricting.—
David A. Lieb,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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“Revoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revoke. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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