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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Recent Examples of rollback
David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2025
And the drive system also comes with an auto hold function to prevent rollback on steep inclines, as well as catering for hill starts.
—New Atlas, 15 June 2025
Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 20 June 2025
The cap on value increases came after the county challenged an order last year from the Missouri State Tax Commission that said the county did not follow proper procedure in its 2023 valuations and should roll back the valuations on 75% of its properties.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 19 June 2025
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Verb
Paul Scott said a rollback was crucial to the future of many city neighborhoods.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2025
And the drive system also comes with an auto hold function to prevent rollback on steep inclines, as well as catering for hill starts.
—New Atlas, 15 June 2025
Noun
The Taliban’s takeover in 2021 rolled back women’s rights and freedoms.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 20 June 2025
The cap on value increases came after the county challenged an order last year from the Missouri State Tax Commission that said the county did not follow proper procedure in its 2023 valuations and should roll back the valuations on 75% of its properties.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rollback
Verb
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Lethal injection is the only method of execution after firing squads were abolished in 2011.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
26 June 2025
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Beginning in the 1950s, between 20 million and 25 million households gained ownership of plots of land through the government’s scheme to abolish the colonial-era zamindari system of tax-collecting landlords.—
Michael Albertus,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
Noun
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The policy represents a reversal for Fannie and Freddie, the two entities under government conservatorship that guarantee more than half of America’s mortgages.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
25 June 2025
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Trump and his party have made the rollback of LGBTQ rights a nationwide priority, and more encroachments—perhaps even the reversal of Obergefell—appear to be on conservatives’ radar.—
Emma Sarappo,
The Atlantic,
25 June 2025
Verb
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The Legislature previously swatted two attempts earlier this year to repeal that law and ban trans girls from sports.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
25 June 2025
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill on Tuesday that promises to reopen Panhandle beaches to the public, repealing a 2018 state law that allowed beachfront property owners to close off miles of local shoreline to residents.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
Noun
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Erotic surrender alone will not subvert or even really trouble the monarchy, which requires its own elaborately binding outfits and public displays of intimacy.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
26 June 2025
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Failure to do so is not judicial humility, but, at best, judicial surrender in the face of a terrible crime.—
Steve Bousquet,
Sun Sentinel,
25 June 2025
Verb
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Senate lawmakers from both parties clashed with Russell Vought, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, on Wednesday over the Trump administration's proposal to cancel billions in federal spending on foreign aid, public broadcasting and global health programs.—
Sonam Sheth
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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The Department of Transportation is free to update its guidance about how that program is administered moving forward, Lin wrote, but that does not require suspending the distribution of money — and should not involve canceling plans that were already approved.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
25 June 2025
Noun
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Angela Davis, the legendary activist, scholar and author known for her decades of work in racial justice, prison abolition and Black feminist thought, will deliver the keynote address at Get Free: A Black Feminist Reunion, taking place New Orleans right now.—
Oumou Fofana,
Essence,
6 June 2025
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The bill, advanced near the end of the legislative session, prevents the immediate abolition of the lottery and subjects its operations to close review for the next two years.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 May 2025
Verb
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Giving up athletics had an impact on her body and changes were required to avoid injury.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
30 June 2025
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Each week spent on development and every disaster avoided adds to the company’s financial, reputational and customer support success.—
Sai Sandeep Ogety,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
Verb
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Senate Republicans had to revise parts of their bill after Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough struck down several provisions, including language affecting Medicaid.—
Alex Thomas,
Arkansas Online,
29 June 2025
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But voting rights advocates are keeping watch for any ruling by the high court that strikes down the map and potentially further limits how race can factor into redistricting around the country.—
Hansi Lo Wang,
NPR,
28 June 2025
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“Rollback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rollback. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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