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
Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
Last month, the CDC rolled back a decades-long recommendation that all newborns get their first dose of the hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours — a move experts said could lead to a resurgence of infections.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 5 Jan. 2026
Grayson Logue, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2026
Yet the rollback and fragmentation of such programs has left a vacuum that repressive actors are eager to fill.
—Tharo Khun, Sourcing Journal, 8 Jan. 2026
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Verb
The optimistic scenario of regime change on the cheap failed; but, once started, the momentum toward escalation was difficult to roll back.
—Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
Last month, the CDC rolled back a decades-long recommendation that all newborns get their first dose of the hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours — a move experts said could lead to a resurgence of infections.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 5 Jan. 2026
Noun
The rollback was crafted behind closed doors with no public discussion or debate and no input from the federal advisory committee that has voted on vaccine recommendations to the CDC at public meetings for decades.
—Grayson Logue, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2026
Yet the rollback and fragmentation of such programs has left a vacuum that repressive actors are eager to fill.
—Tharo Khun, Sourcing Journal, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roll back
Verb
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More than half of independents now approve of abolishing ICE, once a rallying cry of progressives.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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Video footage shows Omar was calling for abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement and for Homeland Security Kristi Noem to resign when the suspect jumped in front of her and sprayed the liquid on her shirt.—
Philip Wang,
Time,
28 Jan. 2026
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Progressives also have endorsed the reversal of qualified immunity protections, which shield agents from misconduct lawsuits.—
Ana Ceballos,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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Staying quiet on a key economic issue like immigration represents a reversal in the public relations strategies of a once vocal group of corporate giants.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
26 Jan. 2026
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His amendment would have repealed the $75 billion funding increase that ICE received as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and redirect those funds to Medicaid.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 Jan. 2026
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The spending bill, which was passed by the House last week, would repeal that law.—
Mary Clare Jalonick,
Fortune,
31 Jan. 2026
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That framing—control versus surrender—runs through Kapur’s entire philosophy.—
Rodger Dean Duncan,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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In September, Beijing’s Tiananmen Square hosted China’s biggest ever military parade to mark 80 years since Japan’s surrender in World War II.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
27 Jan. 2026
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That band faces a similar situation as Mariachi Joya Azteca, with at least two major events canceled in 2025.—
Juan Cordoba,
Arkansas Online,
12 Jan. 2026
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The Anker 737 Power Bank keeps multiple devices running and charging, from your phone to your noise-canceling headphones, without weighing down your bag.—
Claire Gallam,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
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Bessent, who is allowed by law to make the final decision on coin designs, opted to replace the abolition, suffrage and Civil Rights Movement coins with ones depicting the Mayflower Compact, the American Revolution and the Gettysburg Address.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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In a lengthy Instagram post, supermodel Bella Hadid called for the abolition of ICE, strongly criticizing their aggressive tactics.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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In response, Moreno signed a voluntary relinquishment of Spa Bar’s massage establishment license in July.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
10 Dec. 2025
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But in 2022, when people returned to their offices or got new jobs and work schedules changed, the San Clemente shelter relinquishments jumped 87%, with 131 animals dropped off.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
25 Nov. 2025
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Start with the bottom branches to avoid adding more weight to lower limbs.—
Alexandra Jones,
The Spruce,
31 Jan. 2026
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Reconciliation, by contrast, allowed Republicans to pass fiscal and revenue-related farm provisions with a simple majority, bypassing the filibuster and avoiding a stalemate that could have stretched on for years.—
Stephen Martin,
Oklahoma Watch,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Roll back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roll%20back. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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