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
Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2026
Yet mounting fallout from the Supreme Court’s tariff decision threatens to roll back progress across the region.
—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2026
Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 25 Feb. 2026
Like many of the other rollbacks to key conservation laws, Monday’s rollback of NEPA will likely face legal challenges.
—Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 25 Feb. 2026
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Verb
Teams deemed the valve needed to be replaced and the rocket needed to be rolled back from the pad to Boeing’s Vertical Integration Facility.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2026
Yet mounting fallout from the Supreme Court’s tariff decision threatens to roll back progress across the region.
—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2026
Noun
Robyn Skuya-Boss, director of the Sierra Club Hoosier Chapter, said such environmental standards help keep Indiana residents healthy, adding this rollback would expose more Hoosiers across the state to heavy metals that can cause adverse health effects.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 25 Feb. 2026
Like many of the other rollbacks to key conservation laws, Monday’s rollback of NEPA will likely face legal challenges.
—Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roll back
Verb
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And a 2025 Gallup poll suggests more than half of Americans are ready to abolish DST as well.—
Korin Miller,
SELF,
25 Feb. 2026
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The 55 mph limit was effectively phased out in 1987; federal speed limits were abolished in 1995.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Cano was given the overdose-reversal drug Narcan as a precaution, authorities said.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Know More The tariff reversal marks the latest turn in a volatile period for South Africa’s access to the US market.—
Sam Mkokeli,
semafor.com,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Restoring gasoline affordability requires state leaders to repeal the state’s burdensome energy mandates and lower the state’s gasoline taxes.—
Wayne Winegarden,
Oc Register,
28 Feb. 2026
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Lawmakers are currently considering legislation that would repeal the tax incentives.—
Lisa Hagen,
Hartford Courant,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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That humans being timed, evaluated and improved to be more like a machine is a surrender of more than our dignity to machines.—
Caleb Harris,
Austin American Statesman,
26 Feb. 2026
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The college game needs a full surrender to March Madness, the only moment that this sport has the spotlight.—
Jerry Brewer,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Airlines around the world have been forced to cancel flights through multiple cities in the area, affecting thousands of global travelers.—
Karla Cripps,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
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Qatar Airways said flights to and from Doha had been canceled and didn’t provide an estimate for when service would resume.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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Students have often stood on the front lines, be it abolition, women’s suffrage or civil rights.—
Karl W. Bickel,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Feb. 2026
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South Korea has not executed a death-row inmate since 1997, in what is widely seen as a de facto moratorium on capital punishment and popular calls for its abolition.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Feb. 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
Verb
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Everyone’s hearts are closer to the surface than usual, so being tolerant of one another’s idiosyncrasies could be necessary to avoid strife.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Mar. 2026
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Critics believed that greater transparency would have helped the union avoid the missteps that led to the selection of Howell, who endured multiple controversies during his 34-year executive career with Booz Allen.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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