as in cancelation
the act of putting an end to something planned or previously agreed to
threatened the revocation of his son's driving privileges
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Recent Examples of revocation
Green card holders face revocation if eligibility or legal issues are identified.
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
That Biden policy had resulted in an increase in revocations, up to 195 in 2024.
—Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
In fact, in many of those lower-level cases, the police report will be the basis of charging decisions, pretrial detention, motions, plea bargains, sentencing and even probation revocations.
—Andrew Guthrie Ferguson, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
Cruz is seeking changes at Wikipedia just a couple weeks after criticizing Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr for threatening ABC with station license revocations over political content on Jimmy Kimmel's show.
—ArsTechnica, 7 Oct. 2025
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
That Biden policy had resulted in an increase in revocations, up to 195 in 2024.
—Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
In fact, in many of those lower-level cases, the police report will be the basis of charging decisions, pretrial detention, motions, plea bargains, sentencing and even probation revocations.
—Andrew Guthrie Ferguson, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
Cruz is seeking changes at Wikipedia just a couple weeks after criticizing Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr for threatening ABC with station license revocations over political content on Jimmy Kimmel's show.
—ArsTechnica, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revocation
Noun
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Then again, ticket refunds for cancellations are quick and automatic these days.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
23 Oct. 2025
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No reason for that cancellation was given either, but the home of the Chicago Bulls had just implemented a stricter bag policy, which would have banned fans from bringing bags of any kind to the YoungBoy show.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The repeals still need to make it into the final version of the defense policy legislation hashed out both chambers, but the effort clearly has momentum.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Clearly, this is not a vote to support or repeal gerrymandering.—
Harvey Levine,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Oct. 2025
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Assa Diawara, 30, was taken into custody early Wednesday in Queens on charges of abandonment of a child and endangering the welfare of a child, according to the New York Police Department.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
22 Oct. 2025
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She was arrested on charges of abandonment of a child and endangering the welfare of a child early Wednesday morning, an update from the New York Police Department said.—
Pilar Arias,
FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Revocation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revocation. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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