revokes

verb

present tense third-person singular of revoke
as in cancels
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 revokes When vulnerabilities are found in shims, Microsoft revokes them. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 14 July 2026 The Netherlands is the only EU country that automatically revokes the citizenship of its nationals in the event of gaining dual nationality with a non-EU country. — Colin Millar, New York Times, 1 May 2026 Jamie requests an audience with the families and revokes their letters of banishment. — Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026 If a court revokes citizenship on those grounds, the person could become subject to removal proceedings. — Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026 The Department of Investigation in an April 2024 report found fault with how the NYPD, the Department of Transportation and Department of Education issues and revokes parking permits. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2026 Among other things, the legislation adds work requirements for able-bodied adults starting in January 2027, revokes Medicaid access to some immigrants, including refugees and people seeking asylum, and checks whether someone is eligible for the program every six months instead of every year. — Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 29 Jan. 2026 Trump revokes Canada’s spot on ‘Board of Peace’ 2. — FOXNews.com, 23 Jan. 2026 The budget law, which funds several of the president's priorities, including tax cuts to wealthy Americans and border security, revokes refugees' access to Medicaid, the state-federal health insurance program for people with low incomes or disabilities, starting in October 2026. — Renuka Rayasam, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revokes
  1. cancels
  2. abandons
  3. repeals
  4. aborts
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  • Nobody enjoys the friend who confirms twice and cancels an hour out, or the collaborator who vanishes mid-project.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Trump cancels Iran strikes at countries' request ahead of Monday negotiations.
    — , FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of cancels
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  • The aircraft abandons the familiar tube-and-wing layout used by Boeing and Airbus.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Sophie Cunningham/transgender debate has no easy right or wrong // FIFA bows to pressure from Europe boycott, abandons private-equity plan // History suggests Miami Dolphins may be surprise team in ’26 // Cancel that intro.
    — Greg Cote August 16, Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of abandons
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  • The measure repeals provisions in Finland’s 1987 Nuclear Energy Act that banned the import, production, possession and detonation of nuclear explosives.
    — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
  • To offset some of the cost of the cuts, the law repeals several existing tax credits and sales tax exemptions, including incentives tied to teleworking expenses, electric and hybrid vehicles, and medical equipment manufacturing.
    — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 11 May 2026
Definition of repeals
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  • In the event that an operator aborts an interception, the drone will fly back to base ready to be used again — a potential major cost-saver.
    — Alex Holmes, NBC news, 12 Nov. 2025
Definition of aborts

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