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
Thomas fled Germany in 1933 and never lived there again; his citizenship was revoked by the Nazis three years later.
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 May 2026
He has been detained since March 20, 2025, when his bond was revoked.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2026
The company refrained from revoking the macOS certificates immediately to prevent MacBook users from encountering technical snafus with Apple's notarization system.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 14 May 2026
Upon being found guilty and having his bail revoked that February, he was taken to Bellevue complaining of high blood pressure, chest pains and palpitations.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 13 May 2026
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 May 2026
He has been detained since March 20, 2025, when his bond was revoked.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2026
The company refrained from revoking the macOS certificates immediately to prevent MacBook users from encountering technical snafus with Apple's notarization system.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 14 May 2026
Upon being found guilty and having his bail revoked that February, he was taken to Bellevue complaining of high blood pressure, chest pains and palpitations.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revoke
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In November 2022, the show was canceled.—
Joyann Jeffrey,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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An air show at Mountain Home Air Force Base in southwestern Idaho was canceled on Sunday, May 17, after two Navy jets collided midair and crashed during a demonstration, forcing four crew members to eject safely from the aircraft, authorities and base officials said.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
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As those commitments are abandoned, there’s a financial price to pay, including more than $9 billion of write-downs for Honda, which made its first operating loss in the company’s history.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
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Famously, many migration projects end up in some sort of failure—behind schedule, over budget, incomplete or abandoned.—
Thomas Berndorfer,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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The economic loss could rise to as much as 100 trillion won if chip production disruptions force Samsung to scrap semiconductor wafers already in production.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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After community backlash, CBP’s online planning map showed the 30-foot-wall plans were scrapped for surveillance technology, patrols and some vehicle barriers.—
Julie Watson,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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What did happen was that the Ravens rescinded the Crosby trade and immediately signed Hendrickson afterward.—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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No explanation was given in McDonald’s court filings as to why the contract was rescinded.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 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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Meanwhile, Sánchez promised to repeal those laws.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 May 2026
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Some countries, such as Sweden, repealed them to become more financially competitive, while others, like France, found that the superwealthy were moving their assets to other countries.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
15 May 2026
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“Revoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revoke. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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