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
Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
Having a robust change rollback strategy is instrumental in building resilient infrastructure and systems.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Anna Commander
robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
As a result, some corporations began rolling back their DEI goals publicly, though those rollbacks have led to to pro-DEI consumer boycotts.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
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Verb
The rollback could result in fewer school children getting immunized against deadly viruses such as polio and measles, and comes as Florida leads the Southeast in nonmedical vaccine exemptions among kindergartners.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
Having a robust change rollback strategy is instrumental in building resilient infrastructure and systems.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
The White House has been working to roll back regulations on guns, including reductions to the National Firearms Act (NFA) tax on certain firearms.
—Anna Commander
robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
As a result, some corporations began rolling back their DEI goals publicly, though those rollbacks have led to to pro-DEI consumer boycotts.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rollback
Verb
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The Chinese leader, who assumed the presidency in 2013, abolished term limits in 2018.—
Evelyn Cheng,Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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Bolsonaro and his allies are facing charges of leading an armed criminal organization, attempting to abolish Brazil’s democratic order by force, plotting a coup d’état, and committing violent acts against state institutions.—
Julia Vargas Jones,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But Morgan Stanley’s Clapp viewed the merger reversal as a potential catalyst for Kraft Heinz.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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The shift marks a radical reversal in one of the biggest mass migrations in the world.—
Megan Janetsky,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This June, the House voted to repeal laws that allowed noncitizens to vote in local elections and that barred the police union from negotiating on disciplinary measures against officers.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
17 Aug. 2025
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On Friday, Democrats called for a special legislative session to repeal the tax credit program, often referred to as school vouchers.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The country’s fight against Japan’s full-scale invasion became a major front of the war in Asia, ending only in 1945 with Japan’s surrender.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
28 Aug. 2025
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There is actually a consensus among the factions that surrender or capitulation is unthinkable.—
Leila Seurat,
Foreign Affairs,
26 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In the last few years, Beyoncé, Pink, and Noah Kahan, among others, have had concerts canceled or delayed by extreme lightning, rain, or wildfire smoke.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
6 Sep. 2025
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On social media, Marquette announced that all athletic events for the weekend would be canceled, and a special mass for the school community was held on Saturday afternoon.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Mary connected her mother’s legacy to public memorialization and to contemporary activists’ fights for police reform and abolition.—
LaShawn Harris
August 27,
Literary Hub,
27 Aug. 2025
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But the lack of funding alternatives has fueled effective messaging campaigns about the void that abolition would leave.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
19 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Take extra caution when on the road or avoid driving if possible.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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Refrain from entering water that may have electricity in it and avoid walking through floodwaters.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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If struck down, the duties would impact just roughly 16%.—
Erin Doherty,
CNBC,
30 Aug. 2025
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As to the rules, Butler argued that the DOL's 2008 H-2B regulations had been struck down in a separate case in Florida and later replaced in 2015.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Rollback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rollback. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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