as in to abolish
to put an end to by formal action
lobbyists for the industry pressured the legislators to roll back the new automotive safety standards
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as in reversal
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Recent Examples of roll back
Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 5 May 2025
The lawsuit from Idaho, Kansas and Missouri argues that Food and Drug Administration should roll back access to mifepristone.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2025
Jesse Pound, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2025
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.), Sheldon Whitehouse (R.I.), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) and Don Beyer (Va.) all signed on to the write-up in protest of deregulation and legislative rollbacks.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
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Verb
The roll back of wasteful Biden-era hiring surges, and consolidation of critical support functions are vital to improve both efficiency and quality of service.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 5 May 2025
The lawsuit from Idaho, Kansas and Missouri argues that Food and Drug Administration should roll back access to mifepristone.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2025
Noun
The rollback is a sign that President Donald Trump is listening to business leaders about their concerns with the tariffs, Lee said.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2025
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.), Sheldon Whitehouse (R.I.), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) and Don Beyer (Va.) all signed on to the write-up in protest of deregulation and legislative rollbacks.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roll back
Verb
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The most recent collective bargaining agreement, signed by the players and the league, abolished the college draft and opened the door for every new player to enter the league as a free agent.—
Meg Linehan,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Others, like the Cato Institute, go one step further and suggest FEMA be abolished entirely, replaced by market solutions and state compacts.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In a major reversal, the federal government is restoring the records of hundreds, and possibly thousands, of international students whose entries in a crucial database the government had abruptly terminated in recent weeks, a move that had complicated their ability to stay in the country.—
Adrian Florido,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2025
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In a stunning reversal, that gargantuan mammal had caught me.—
Nina E. Cerfolio,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The question is whether the Trump administration is entitled to repeal a rule that was upheld specifically by the Supreme Court and therefore subject to precedent, said Patrick Parenteau, an emeritus professor at the Vermont Law and Graduate School who has handled endangered species cases.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2025
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In the last two weeks, Trump issued an executive order directing agencies to sunset every existing energy regulation by next year and, in a separate memorandum, said those agencies may repeal certain regulations without allowing the public to weigh in.—
Nichola Groom and Valerie Volcovici,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Military leaders pushed those possibilities to hellish extremes, following the logic that killing civilians might induce surrender.—
Colin Jones,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2025
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History has long taught us that such appeasement doesn’t work when concession is seen as weakness—or even as surrender.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
19 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The Trump administration is facing another legal challenge over its immigration policies, after it was reported Temporary Protected Status (TPS) would be cancelled for thousands of Afghans and Cameroonians.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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Critical research trials have already been canceled midstream.—
Karen Weintraub,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
Noun
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Charlotte Uprising describes itself as a police and prison abolition organization.—
Ryan Oehrli,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2025
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The administration has argued that the new trade policy will eventually allow for the abolition of the federal income tax, but economists and market analysts remain skeptical.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Until the masses adopt it, fraudsters can simply avoid platforms that require World ID and continue doing business as usual.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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These are the top shades for avoiding sun damage and small talk.—
Scott Gilbertson,
Wired News,
1 May 2025
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Shut out of power, Democrats have seized on the fallout from the tariffs, Trump’s legal battles as federal judges strike down some executive orders, and Musk’s unpopularity to attack the administration.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Apr. 2025
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This month, an appeals court struck down a $57-million fine the previous FCC chair had imposed on AT&T, finding the FCC had overstepped.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Roll back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roll%20back. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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