REVOKING Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

revoking

verb

present participle of revoke

as in canceling

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 revoking The State Department has been quietly revoking visas given to private entrepreneurs. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026 Santa Fe Springs officials took the unusual step of revoking the league’s access to its fields after accusing it of subleasing the fields to another nonprofit, a violation of its contract with the city. — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026 After launching investigations into the incident and initially revoking the five officers’ access to the systems, IMPD Chief Tanya Terry suspended and recommended terminating four of the officers after one already resigned. — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 23 Sep. 2026 There was research at the congressional level this spring about the impact of revoking the federal gas tax, but that step has not happened. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 22 Sep. 2026 The White House has yet to provide a legal justification for revoking the credentials of the news outlets’ correspondents. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026 The following has zero to do with TCU’s revoking the Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s credentials to cover TCU athletic events. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026 However, experts said revoking a visa alone may have little impact on someone already in the country. — María Luisa Paúl, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 With the approval, Starfish can operate for two years, but city staff said there is also a formal process for revoking its special use permit, if persistent problems arise. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026

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Customers using Booking’s AI tools are booking somewhat faster, converting at somewhat higher rates, and canceling less often, Steenbergen said, while cautioning that the data remains early stage.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
The White House was warned that canceling TPS for Salvadorans would disrupt construction projects in Washington.

— Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of canceling

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A lot of people are abandoning physical amplifiers and using digital emulation.

— Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026
Tennessee changed its lethal injection protocol in 2024, abandoning its previous three-drug method in favor of the single drug pentobarbital, which slows down a person’s nervous system.

— Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of abandoning

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That’s why Democrats running for Senate seats in the midterm elections in such states as Maine, Minnesota, and Florida tout their support for scrapping the current health insurance system in favor of broad Medicare coverage.

— Kate Wells, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026
Lithuanian Parliament Speaker Juozas Olekas said scrapping the restriction would bolster the country's resilience and remove a legal distinction between Lithuania and other EU and NATO countries.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of scrapping

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Demolishing universities, assaulting the press, violently resegregating the public sphere, ramming degenerative AI down our throats, incarcerating mere zine makers, the regime is systematically repealing the right to culture.

— Anna Kornbluh, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
In contrast to Democrats, their agenda has included repealing no-excuse absentee balloting, banning the use of ballot drop boxes and instituting stronger voter identification requirements.

— Daniel J. Mallinson, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of repealing

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Fifteen seconds after touching down, one of the pilots called for aborting the landing and the engine throttles were increased to a value consistent with go-around thrust, the NTSB said.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
After aborting a Starship test flight last week, SpaceX plans to try again this Thursday evening.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 20 July 2026

Definition of aborting

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Sources involved in negotiations over the billionaire tax said Regan also asked for concessions to grow his union in exchange for rescinding the measure from the ballot this year, which The Times previously reported.

— Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
McArn argued that rescinding the MOU had worsened the district’s financial position and reiterated that restoring the agreement would help the district stay afloat.

— Chaewon Chung Updated September 10, Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2026

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