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
She’d also been cited a number of times for driving after revocation of her license.
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Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 22 Sep. 2025
On September 8th, cities across the country were deluged with angry young protesters demanding a revocation of the ban.
—Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
In the podcast interview, though, Carr also brought up the possible revocation of licenses.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
The state of Michigan is concerned that its autonomy over its portion of the Great Lakes is at risk if the federal government and courts can overrule its revocation of Enbridge’s easement to operate.
—Mike Shriberg, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2025
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Amazon revamped its cancellation process for some subscribers after it was notified of the FTC investigation.—
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Air traffic controllers who handle flights arriving and departing the airport were plagued early this year by multiple communications and radar outages, leading to thousands of cancellations.—
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Arizona utility regulators are initiating the repeal of the state's energy efficiency rules, which require large power providers to implement smart thermostat programs, incentivize eco-friendly appliances and more to achieve energy savings.—
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As for what the protestors hoped to gain from pounding the pavement in Burbank, several said a repeal of ABC’s decision the day prior would at least be a start.—
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The sister also had saved newspaper clippings from 1989 about their abandonment.—
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Officers helped rescue the child and called local police to report the abandonment.—
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“Revocation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revocation. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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