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 In January, major grain traders withdrew from the soy moratorium, which helped slash deforestation over its nearly two decades in effect, after top soy-producing states passed bills revoking tax benefits for participating companies. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026 The rollbacks include eliminating greenhouse gas regulations, expanding fossil fuel production, revoking the 2009 EPA Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding, exiting the Paris Agreement and more. — U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2026 Structured within a broader tax liability policy, this transactional risk product can help protect buyers against the financial fallout of a tax authority revoking a credit. — Dr. Dick Bridy, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Damage has been done even if the FCC stops short of revoking the licenses, the network said. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026 Legislators considered revoking the veto to let other investors proceed, but never took action. — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026 While its aircraft don't look like DJI Agra models, the FCC asserts that the underlying tech is from DJI and is revoking authorization for its entire catalog. — Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 21 July 2026 His administration has increased scrutiny of legal immigration, revoking student visas and green cards of university students over their ideological views and stripping legal status from hundreds of thousands of migrants. — Doina Chiacu, USA Today, 16 July 2026 Another decision allows the administration to proceed with revoking temporary legal status for hundreds of thousands of immigrants. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revoking
  1. canceling
  2. abandoning
  3. scrapping
  4. repealing
  5. aborting
  6. rescinding
Verb
  • Hurricane Lala disrupted travel between Los Angeles and Hawaii on Saturday, canceling flights from LAX to destinations across the islands as the Category 1 storm approached the Big Island.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Saving Parini the bother of canceling the interview, Borges gamely offers to join him on a road trip to Orkney.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of canceling
Verb
  • Nessel says the party is abandoning civil discourse—making the August gathering a powder keg.
    — Staff, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Not abandoning something tedious that was never wanted in the first place, but stepping away from work that was chosen and mattered, at the first small snag.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of abandoning
Verb
  • The Cowboys and Saints were fined $500,000 apiece for scrapping at their joint practice this week.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • In early January, Microsoft revealed its involvement and kicked off a PR blitz — holding town halls, pledging not to drive up power bills and, in a major shift, scrapping non-disclosure agreements and property tax breaks with local governments.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of scrapping
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  • Tiffany has called for repealing the state tax incentive for data centers, while Crowley has not.
    — Jesse Bedayn, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
  • New analysis recommends strengthening the regulations A new policy analysis by ecologists and forest management experts examined the potential local and large-scale impacts of repealing the Roadless Rule.
    — Dan Peck, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of repealing
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  • After aborting a Starship test flight last week, SpaceX plans to try again this Thursday evening.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 20 July 2026
  • Meanwhile, Antonelli made the mistake of aborting his lap, thinking there were double yellow flags.
    — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of aborting
Verb
  • Only five of the development hub concessions have been awarded, with the government already rescinding at least two other previous deals after companies missed their investment commitments, according to a report from Bloomberg.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • And In 2025, the Secretary of Agriculture proposed rescinding a rule that protects portions of national forests from development, including 45,000 acres in the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit.
    — Haley Parsley August 17, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of rescinding

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