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
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
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
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Verb
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
Noun
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roll back
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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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
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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
Verb
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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
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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
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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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
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After four seasons, HGTV has cancelled Married to Real Estate, the home renovation series hosted by Egypt Sherrod and her husband Mike Jackson.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
25 June 2025
Noun
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With the abolition of tariffs, Lady Liberty and Mount Rushmore could be smiling upon America and the world.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2025
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Also in solidarity, Haymarket is offering three free ebooks too, about borders and police abolition.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2025
Verb
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The movie also acknowledges that there is a climate crisis, but tries to avoid having viewers frozen with fear.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2025
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But Augustin pleaded guilty to second-degree assault as a hate crime, avoiding even more prison time if he had been convicted by a Queens jury on the manslaughter charge.—
Sheetal Banchariya,
New York Daily News,
18 June 2025
Verb
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The previous Purdue bankruptcy settlement was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court last year.—
Alex Sundby
June 17,
CBS News,
17 June 2025
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Kylie Minogue has announced the cancellation of four of her upcoming shows after being struck down with illness.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
14 June 2025
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“Roll back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roll%20back. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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