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
Though Middle States has placed the university on warning, such a step would be virtually unprecedented, and a long and complex process would have to be followed before its accreditation could be revoked.
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Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 24 July 2025
Trump gave his tech advisers six months to come up with new AI policies after revoking President Joe Biden’s signature AI guardrails on his first day in office.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 23 July 2025
That leaves crypto firms in a position where, although the fintechs are glad to offer them a US bank account at present, the underlying partner banks could choose to revoke permission in the future.
—Joel Khalili, Wired News, 23 July 2025
Ogles’ comments come as the Trump Administration has signed executive orders in an attempt to eliminate DEI programs, in addition to revoking the student visas of international students at universities throughout the country.
—Ruben Montoya, The Tennessean, 19 July 2025
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Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 24 July 2025
Trump gave his tech advisers six months to come up with new AI policies after revoking President Joe Biden’s signature AI guardrails on his first day in office.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 23 July 2025
That leaves crypto firms in a position where, although the fintechs are glad to offer them a US bank account at present, the underlying partner banks could choose to revoke permission in the future.
—Joel Khalili, Wired News, 23 July 2025
Ogles’ comments come as the Trump Administration has signed executive orders in an attempt to eliminate DEI programs, in addition to revoking the student visas of international students at universities throughout the country.
—Ruben Montoya, The Tennessean, 19 July 2025
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Since 1962, the game has been canceled only three times: in 2011 (lockout), 2016 (bad field conditions) and 2020 (pandemic).—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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Peru Peru’s national emergency center has canceled tsunami alerts for the country’s entire coast as of 9:15 p.m. local time (10:15 p.m. ET).—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
31 July 2025
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Elliott likewise pressed Hyundai to abandon its own restructuring effort and increase its dividend, again using financial discipline as a wedge to improve governance and transparency.—
Marc Cooper,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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More than 55 years ago, three astronauts en route to the moon had to abandon their dreams of reaching the lunar surface when their spacecraft encountered some serious trouble.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
28 July 2025
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Now the Trump administration has scrapped that process, and appointees enjoy full control over what scientific integrity means and how agencies review and synthesize scientific literature necessary to support and shape policy decisions.—
David Michaels,
The Atlantic,
20 July 2025
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A couple of days ago, SPORT then reported that the club was ‘close’ to scrapping the plan and explained that a decision would be made on Friday, which has proven to be accurate.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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After Gresham was voted out in May, hundreds of rank-and-file members pushed the new leadership to rescind their backing of the former governor.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
18 July 2025
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Congress voted to rescind $9 billion in funding for foreign aid and public broadcasting, including $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
18 July 2025
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SpaceX tried to launch the mission Monday (July 21) but aborted the try 11 seconds before liftoff, for reasons that the company did not immediately explain.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
22 July 2025
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Because sons are valued in China, often female pregnancies were aborted.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
18 July 2025
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Unlike the Biden administration, Trump officials have not fought in the courts to preserve SAVE, and recently, Congress repealed the plan altogether.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
1 Aug. 2025
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On day one of his second term, President Trump repealed sanctions on 30 Israeli settlers and settler organizations accused of engaging in violence in the West Bank.—
Bay City News,
Mercury News,
31 July 2025
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“Revoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revoke. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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