as in cancelled
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 rolled back
YouTube previously rolled back policies that barred repeatedly posting some false claims about Covid-19 and the outcome of the 2020 US presidential election.
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Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
And Coraline was crying and shaking her head, her mind screaming, JOY, JOY, JOY, and Else’s eyes were rolled back into her head, deep in her dark pink fantasy world of keys and locks.
—Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
Cassidy had been sounding the alarm in recent weeks about the potential for serious harm if the 34-year policy of vaccinating all newborns against hepatitis B at birth were rolled back.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 19 Sep. 2025
Even after the government's social media restrictions were rolled back, the protests continued on Tuesday in Kathmandu, the capital, were protestors were reportedly setting homes of political leaders on fire.
—Rajeev Tyagi, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
The changes to lawmaker allowances were rolled back as part of efforts to defuse the rallies.
—Grace Sihombing, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
Here are the latest projections prepared after the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was passed and before much of it was rolled back in the One Big Beautiful Bill.
—Robert G. Eccles, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The retailer recently rolled back prices on a wide array of cute fall tops, marking most of them below $35.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2025
But over the past several months, that type of fragile progress has been deliberately rolled back.
—Craig Spencer, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
And Coraline was crying and shaking her head, her mind screaming, JOY, JOY, JOY, and Else’s eyes were rolled back into her head, deep in her dark pink fantasy world of keys and locks.
—Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
Cassidy had been sounding the alarm in recent weeks about the potential for serious harm if the 34-year policy of vaccinating all newborns against hepatitis B at birth were rolled back.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 19 Sep. 2025
Even after the government's social media restrictions were rolled back, the protests continued on Tuesday in Kathmandu, the capital, were protestors were reportedly setting homes of political leaders on fire.
—Rajeev Tyagi, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
The changes to lawmaker allowances were rolled back as part of efforts to defuse the rallies.
—Grace Sihombing, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
Here are the latest projections prepared after the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was passed and before much of it was rolled back in the One Big Beautiful Bill.
—Robert G. Eccles, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The retailer recently rolled back prices on a wide array of cute fall tops, marking most of them below $35.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2025
But over the past several months, that type of fragile progress has been deliberately rolled back.
—Craig Spencer, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rolled back
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Complicating matters for all the island’s inhabitants, in January 1793 the French revolutionaries, who had abolished the monarchy to create a republic, executed King Louis XVI and then declared war on Great Britain and Spain.—
Marlene L. Daut
September 22,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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Two years later, the monarchy was abolished, and Nepal, the world’s sole Hindu kingdom, proclaimed itself a secular republic.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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In 2019, the Legislature repealed the certificate of need process.—
Jim Saunders,
Miami Herald,
24 Sep. 2025
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Glendale repealed rules banning panhandling and restricting pedestrians from stopping in roadways or medians after a lawsuit was filed to challenge the ordinances.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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The final stage of a major bike race was canceled earlier this month after several large pro-Palestinian demonstrations disrupted the event, in protest of the Israel-Premier Tech team’s participation.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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The incident comes just days after Young cancelled a New Jersey performance that had been scheduled for Friday.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Sep. 2025
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The 2016 proposal that was struck down called for a four-story, 198-unit building.—
Killian Baarlaer,
Louisville Courier Journal,
23 Sep. 2025
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Now, with the additivity conjecture decisively struck down, the knot theory community has a wide world to explore.—
Leila Sloman,
Quanta Magazine,
22 Sep. 2025
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