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 roll back
Selena Simmons-Duffin,
NPR,
25 June 2026
Medicaid enrollment surged during the pandemic, but began falling in 2023 after states started rolling back pandemic-era protections.
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Joelle Gross,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
Ilana Arougheti
june 13,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2026
On top of that, Cassel said the burden this rollback would place on state regulators would further delay other cleanup efforts.
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Christiana Freitag,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2026
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Verb
Louisiana also is suing the Food and Drug Administration, aiming to force the agency to roll back the rules change that allowed telemedicine access to mifepristone.
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Selena Simmons-Duffin,
NPR,
25 June 2026
Medicaid enrollment surged during the pandemic, but began falling in 2023 after states started rolling back pandemic-era protections.
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Joelle Gross,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
Noun
The county initially resisted implementing the rollback, bringing — and losing — a lawsuit against the State Tax Commission.
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Ilana Arougheti
june 13,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2026
On top of that, Cassel said the burden this rollback would place on state regulators would further delay other cleanup efforts.
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Christiana Freitag,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roll back
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Avila Chevalier survived a deluge of attacks for previous social media posts that called for abolishing the police and prisons.
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Earlier this month, the bloc also released more information about its own plans for abolishing its de minimis exemption on June 30.
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The reversal was driven largely by Claude Code, Anthropic’s autonomous coding tool.
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The official said the demand to dismantle Black Economic Empowerment policies was viewed internally as a direct reversal of commitments made to South Africans who fought against apartheid.
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Hungary’s new government has not repealed the Orbán-era legislation that outlawed Pride, but police this year authorized the event and were providing security along the route.
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While the district’s mayor and council have governed it since 1973, Congress has the right to review and repeal its laws and budget, as well as appoint its judges, despite residents not having voting representation in federal politics.
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To manage this, professionals should practice active surrender, focusing only on their own contribution in interactions.
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Crazy Horse was killed in 1877, and starvation brought about the surrender of others in 1881.
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Before Franklin took the stage, however, organizers canceled the concert because of lightning and approaching storms.
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Katy Perry‘s return to the Belgium stage will have to wait a little longer after her Werchter concert was canceled on Friday.
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Reparations has been a hot-button issue across the country since the abolition of slavery in 1865.
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The group, formed in 2023, demands greater political rights for people of Kashmir and the abolition of the refugee seats on the grounds that the refugees have disproportionate influence.
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To avoid a deluge of applications from every theater in America, Cockrum decided to make grants by invitation.
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Refrain from entering water that may have electricity in it and avoid walking through floodwaters.
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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.
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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.
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“Roll back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roll%20back. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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