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
The president began with a Day 1 order revoking federal employees’ flexibility to work remotely, and the changes have only intensified since, with round after round of layoff announcements.
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Campbell Robertson, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
The Reporters Committee letter cites court decisions on press access to the White House, including a 1977 case and a more recent 2019 incident in which the Trump White House revoked the press pass of Playboy’s Brian Karem.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
Pausing Electric Vehicle Adoption In 2021, the Biden Administration set a goal to have EVs make up half of all new cars sold by 2030, a move which President Trump revoked upon returning to power.
—Simmone Shah, TIME, 18 Feb. 2025
Trump’s order revokes a Biden policy phasing out federal purchases of single-use plastics in food service, events and packaging by […]
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—Carson Swick, Baltimore Sun, 11 Feb. 2025
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Campbell Robertson, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
The Reporters Committee letter cites court decisions on press access to the White House, including a 1977 case and a more recent 2019 incident in which the Trump White House revoked the press pass of Playboy’s Brian Karem.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
Pausing Electric Vehicle Adoption In 2021, the Biden Administration set a goal to have EVs make up half of all new cars sold by 2030, a move which President Trump revoked upon returning to power.
—Simmone Shah, TIME, 18 Feb. 2025
Trump’s order revokes a Biden policy phasing out federal purchases of single-use plastics in food service, events and packaging by […]
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—Carson Swick, Baltimore Sun, 11 Feb. 2025
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The largest item on its latest list is a $1.9 billion cut at the Treasury Department—except this contract was actually canceled last fall, under the Biden administration, before DOGE even existed, The Times reported.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Nebraska coach Matt Rhule’s concerns about players being poached and Texas’ and USC’s decisions recently to cancel their spring games for different reasons have sparked discussion about the value of spring games and what role spring practice still has.—
Sam Khan Jr.,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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Fortunately for Merz, the unprecedented security situation can be used as political cover to abandon the debt brake, at least for investment in defense.—
Ido Vock,
TIME,
22 Feb. 2025
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Housing inspectors visited rental when kids were living alone At least twice, inspectors visited a Pontiac townhome where the children were allegedly abandoned by their mother, raising questions as to whether the kids could have been found and rescued sooner.—
Gina Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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That's why Russell thinks the tariffs are likely to be reduced, postponed or scrapped.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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Congressional leaders could soon scrap weeks of budget talks in favor of a simple funding extension as Republicans weigh the best strategy to avert a government shutdown.—
David Sivak,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
26 Feb. 2025
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Executive Actions Do Not Prevent Ensuring Inclusion One of the most significant changes comes from Trump's January 22nd Executive Order, which rescinds Executive Order 11246.—
Jennifer Jay Palumbo,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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The rule has not yet been rescinded by Trump’s executive order.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
26 Feb. 2025
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The map includes incidents involving both large and small aircraft that crashed, veered off the runway, or were involved in taxiway collisions at airports, while less severe FAA cases—such as flights that landed safely or aborted takeoff due to engine problems or other issues—were excluded.—
John Feng,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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The option of aborting a fetus diagnosed with Down syndrome.—
Lorena Galliot,
Scientific American,
12 Feb. 2025
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Democrats see the Medicaid cuts that are likely to be included in whatever legislation House Republicans put together as a salient line of political attack, akin to their efforts to campaign in 2018 on the GOP efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act.—
Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports,
arkansasonline.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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The resolution would unlock a mega-reconciliation bill to bolster oil and gas drilling and repeal IRA programs.—
Nick Sobczyk,
Axios,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Revoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revoke. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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