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verb

Definition of roll backnext
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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rollback

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noun

as in reversal

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Recent Examples of roll back
Verb
By Griffin Jones | Bay City News A homebuilders association is seeking to roll back protections for a hawk under California’s Endangered Species Act — the first delisting in 17 years, according to the state’s Fish and Game Commission. — Bay City News, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2026 While many states roll back income taxes for corporations and top earners, other states are pushing hard in the opposite direction. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 30 July 2026
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But scientists said the rollback could have serious implications for endangered species. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026 Advertisement The rollback also comes amid a broader effort to reinterpret the ESA. — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 19 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for roll back
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roll back
  1. abolish
  2. reversal
  3. repeal
  4. surrender
  5. cancel
  6. abolition
  7. avoid
  8. relinquishment
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  • Some members sought to amend the resolution to call for reforming ICE rather than abolishing it.
    — Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Hong branded herself as a fighter for the working class, advocated for universal childcare and called to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
    — Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of abolish
Noun
  • Greg Baker | Afp | Getty Images South Korea's Kospi has staged a reversal from its latest rout, returning to bull-market territory as investors pile back into the country's semiconductor giants that dominate the index.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Since CoreWeave stock fell after each of its previous five earnings reports, the reversal was significant.
    — Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of reversal
Verb
  • On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission voted 2-1 to repeal the cap and replace it with a new standard of review.
    — Savannah Sicurella, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The 2004 law change also said the FCC cannot repeal or modify the cap during its quadrennial reviews of media rules.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of repeal
Noun
  • But the prominence accorded to Hiroshima has unintentionally obscured the event that helped force Japan’s surrender.
    — James M. Scott, Time, 10 Aug. 2026
  • After Japan's surrender, the Kakitas suffered from dysentery and hair loss due to radiation poisoning.
    — Rina Nakano, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of surrender
Verb
  • The warrants were canceled a day later following an arraignment.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • At early voting sites and on Election Day, a voter can hand in and cancel their vote-by-mail ballot at the polls and vote with a regular ballot instead.
    — Ruth Abramovitz, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of cancel
Noun
  • Hong has walked back the abolition of the Senate, and told Politico last week that Thanksgiving is her favorite holiday.
    — Caroline Linton, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The Italian supreme court’s abolition of 2024 restrictions on citizenship by descent means American families who’d been torn apart by the new legislation can now be reunited.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of abolition
Verb
  • Meanwhile, a company has developed surf booties that claim to be barb-resistant — though swimmers are urged to still tread lightly to avoid trampling the rays.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • State police urge people to avoid the area until it's deemed safe.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of avoid
Noun
  • In North Carolina, a 2024 study examining state enforcement laws found that despite 93% of cases meeting the conditions for gun relinquishment, the policy was enforced in only 37% of cases.
    — Sativa Banks, The Conversation, 4 June 2026
  • Benjamin qualified for the national bee by winning the San Diego County Scripps Regional Spelling Bee in March, correctly spelling kenosis, the relinquishment of divine attributes by Jesus Christ in becoming human, in the 23rd round.
    — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026
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