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
Jade Walker, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
The bill comes at a time when the Trump administration has decimated the National Park Service, directed the Environmental Protection Agency to roll back environmental regulations, and tried to revoke billions in climate change-combatting programs.
—India Nye Wenner, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2025
Jesse Pound, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2025
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.), Sheldon Whitehouse (R.I.), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) and Don Beyer (Va.) all signed on to the write-up in protest of deregulation and legislative rollbacks.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Last month, the Trump administration also announced plans to roll back major climate policies that limited pollution from vehicles and power plants.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
The bill comes at a time when the Trump administration has decimated the National Park Service, directed the Environmental Protection Agency to roll back environmental regulations, and tried to revoke billions in climate change-combatting programs.
—India Nye Wenner, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
The rollback is a sign that President Donald Trump is listening to business leaders about their concerns with the tariffs, Lee said.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2025
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.), Sheldon Whitehouse (R.I.), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) and Don Beyer (Va.) all signed on to the write-up in protest of deregulation and legislative rollbacks.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roll back
Verb
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France belatedly abolished slavery in 1848 in its remaining colonies of Martinique, Guadeloupe, Réunion and French Guyana, which are still territories of France today.—
Marlene L. Daut,
The Conversation,
16 Apr. 2025
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The Legislature eliminated parole for nearly everyone imprisoned for crimes committed after Aug. 1, making Louisiana the 17th state in a half-century to abolish parole altogether and the first in 24 years to do so.—
Richard A. Webster,
ProPublica,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In a major reversal, the federal government is restoring the records of hundreds, and possibly thousands, of international students whose entries in a crucial database the government had abruptly terminated in recent weeks, a move that had complicated their ability to stay in the country.—
Adrian Florido,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2025
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In a stunning reversal, that gargantuan mammal had caught me.—
Nina E. Cerfolio,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The question is whether the Trump administration is entitled to repeal a rule that was upheld specifically by the Supreme Court and therefore subject to precedent, said Patrick Parenteau, an emeritus professor at the Vermont Law and Graduate School who has handled endangered species cases.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2025
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In the last two weeks, Trump issued an executive order directing agencies to sunset every existing energy regulation by next year and, in a separate memorandum, said those agencies may repeal certain regulations without allowing the public to weigh in.—
Nichola Groom and Valerie Volcovici,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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When Dane, chief of the Children of Light, swallows his pride and agrees to help the villagers in exchange for Perrin’s surrender at battle’s end, he’s taken by surprise by enemy agents within their midst, led by season one’s minor antagonist, Padan Fain.—
Sean T. Collins,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2025
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Far from proposing lenient surrender terms to exonerate the Confederates, Grant did so in an effort to change their hearts and minds.—
Made by History,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Trump skipped three times during his last presidency (the 2020 affair was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic).—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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Organizers and the Kennedy Center have canceled a week’s worth of events celebrating LGBTQ+ rights for this summer’s World Pride festival in Washington amid a shift in priorities and the ousting of leadership at one of the nation’s premier cultural institutions.—
Ashraf Khalil,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Tubman’s fearless activism led to the eventual abolition of slavery and inspired later generations of civil rights leaders.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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However, the reality is that the consequences of slavery and segregation did not end with their legal abolition.—
C. Anthony Muse,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Get to an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building and avoid windows.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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Houston threw numbers behind the ball for most of the game to avoid getting hit by the deadly counterattacks and transitions KC has been known for.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
20 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Gomez’s lawsuit seeks to immediately bar FinCEN from being able to enforce the order and to eventually have the order struck down and declared unconstitutional.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Apr. 2025
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And never mind that the university made expensive efforts to recruit African-American faculty and students before the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in 2023.—
Jonathan Zimmerman,
New York Daily News,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Roll back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roll%20back. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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