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 court’s conservative majority found that the law doesn’t allow courts to question the process that immigration authorities use to revoke the protections.
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Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2026
After fielding more than 100 public comments, the county revoked its approval.
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Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
28 June 2026
So, on this particular ruling, the lawyers for the Haitian immigrants argued the administration's decision to revoke TPS, and specifically the president's own language, was racially based, and therefore in violation of equal protection.
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CBS News,
28 June 2026
The 48-year-old's license was revoked for the duration of her sentence, according to the ECDAO's release.
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Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
28 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for revoke
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2026
After fielding more than 100 public comments, the county revoked its approval.
—
Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
28 June 2026
So, on this particular ruling, the lawyers for the Haitian immigrants argued the administration's decision to revoke TPS, and specifically the president's own language, was racially based, and therefore in violation of equal protection.
—
CBS News,
28 June 2026
The 48-year-old's license was revoked for the duration of her sentence, according to the ECDAO's release.
—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
28 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for revoke
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revoke
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As aides at the Capitol were actively building a stage for the celebratory event, meant to communicate a big cost-of-living win to voters, the president abruptly canceled it.
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The city council voting against a recommendation by its fire marshal to cancel the display.
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According to the American Medical Association, 78% of physicians report that prior authorization delays have led patients to abandon recommended treatment.
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Later that day, deputies found her van abandoned in a field near Interstate 95, but Graham had seemingly vanished without a trace.
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Plans to pitch a replica of George Washington’s Revolutionary War field headquarters tent on the lawn outside Independence Hall were scrapped because of the extreme heat.
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Four bidders scrapped over the nearly eight-foot-high work, known as the Hamilton Laocoön, with a buyer new to the old masters market prevailing.
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While the policy was voluntarily rescinded in 2021 after a surge of migrants had overwhelmed border crossings, the government now has the ability to reinstate it if necessary.
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The practice of limiting the number of people who can claim asylum was rescinded by the Biden administration.
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The launch came after multiple weather delays, as well as a software issue that aborted a Thursday launch attempt and was fixed with an update.
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An unpiloted test flight in December 2019 failed to reach the space station, aborted its mission, and came home early.
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The board voted unanimously to repeal the basement requirement.
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Voters rejected an attempt to repeal the gas tax in 2018, according to the governor’s office.
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“Revoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revoke. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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