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
His home country, Bhutan, revoked his citizenship and expelled ethnic minorities like him who have Nepali ancestry.
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Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 11 Apr. 2025
His supporters argue his detention and potential removal violate First Amendment rights, as dozens of other students who expressed similar views have seen their student visas revoked and faced arrest.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
As of Thursday, the Trump administration had revoked 30 CSU international students’ visas and deported students from UC Santa Cruz and UC San Diego, Haney said.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2025
If agencies advance regulations that do not make sense, lawmakers can revoke them.
—Adam A. Millsap, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 11 Apr. 2025
His supporters argue his detention and potential removal violate First Amendment rights, as dozens of other students who expressed similar views have seen their student visas revoked and faced arrest.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
As of Thursday, the Trump administration had revoked 30 CSU international students’ visas and deported students from UC Santa Cruz and UC San Diego, Haney said.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2025
If agencies advance regulations that do not make sense, lawmakers can revoke them.
—Adam A. Millsap, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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For under $100, these are an incredible bargain for such high-quality noise cancelling earbuds.—
Cierra Cowan,
PC Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
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The government last month canceled $400 million in funding for Columbia and threatened to withhold billions more, accusing the university in New York of not doing enough to combat antisemitism and to ensure student safety amid last year's Gaza encampment campus protests.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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Heading them is none other than Robert Keller, who wasn’t killed after all, and now blames his big bro for abandoning him.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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The Indonesian government was floating a moratorium to stop the construction of new hotels, villas and nightclubs in Bali, in an effort to curb over tourism—an idea that was abandoned at the start of the year.—
Michelle Tchea,
Robb Report,
10 Apr. 2025
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In January, the company scrapped a rights issue of shares, opting to borrow 450 billion won from Ryu to reduce its debt burden, which had ballooned to 1.5 times equity.—
Gloria Haraito,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Pfizer scrapped a different once-daily obesity pill back in June 2023 after patients who took that drug had higher liver enzyme levels in a mid-stage trial.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2025
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Many of these barriers are anticompetitive rules, similar in effect to the federal anticompetitive regulations that the Administration seeks to rescind.—
Alden Abbott,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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At a lengthy hearing on Friday, attorneys on both sides argued over whether Hochman had the right to rescind his predecessor’s request, and whether the brothers are truly rehabilitated.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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In January, several people were injured after a Delta flight aborted its takeoff at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, forcing about 200 passengers to evacuate the plane through emergency slides.—
Stephen Smith,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2025
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Despite the mishap, Blue Origin officials have insisted that the capsule is designed to safely abort a spaceflight by ejecting from the rocket and deploying parachutes early if needed – as happened in 2022.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
12 Apr. 2025
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The program also receives about 5% of its revenue from interest generated by its trust funds and about 4% of its revenue from the tax that Trump wants to repeal.—
Dennis W. Jansen,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
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The Maryland Freedom Caucus has repeatedly called these initiatives unworkable and asked to repeal these devastating mandates.—
Ryan Nawrocki,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Revoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revoke. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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