as in abolished
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
Earlier this year, OpenAI rolled back an update to ChatGPT after the bot became weirdly overeager to please its users, complimenting even the most comically bad or dangerous ideas.
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Damon Beres, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2025
But car companies’ dire cost estimates have decreased as tariffs keep getting rolled back, bit by bit.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Every way something rolled back is reinstated is a sign that nothing, not even malevolence, is forever.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Youngkin has rolled back accommodations for trans students and increased parental notification requirements during his time in office.
—Halle Troadec, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
Beijing and Washington rolled back most of their triple-digit tariffs on each other's goods under a trade truce, which is due to expire on November 10.
—Xinghui Kok, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025
More than 20 hospitals and health systems have similarly rolled back such care since January.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
However, Peyton also advised LeVota to communicate directly with taxing jurisdictions - including school districts and other bodies that have already set their levy rates for the year based on initial assessment values - who will lose funding if some commercial taxes are rolled back or delayed.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
In response to questions, the city said that some DEI policies are being rolled back by Mayor William Cogswell, who last year became the first Republican to assume the position since 1877.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 18 Oct. 2025
Damon Beres, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2025
But car companies’ dire cost estimates have decreased as tariffs keep getting rolled back, bit by bit.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Every way something rolled back is reinstated is a sign that nothing, not even malevolence, is forever.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Youngkin has rolled back accommodations for trans students and increased parental notification requirements during his time in office.
—Halle Troadec, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
Beijing and Washington rolled back most of their triple-digit tariffs on each other's goods under a trade truce, which is due to expire on November 10.
—Xinghui Kok, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025
More than 20 hospitals and health systems have similarly rolled back such care since January.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
However, Peyton also advised LeVota to communicate directly with taxing jurisdictions - including school districts and other bodies that have already set their levy rates for the year based on initial assessment values - who will lose funding if some commercial taxes are rolled back or delayed.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
In response to questions, the city said that some DEI policies are being rolled back by Mayor William Cogswell, who last year became the first Republican to assume the position since 1877.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rolled back
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But by the end of the 19th century—after slavery was abolished in 1888 and coffee production became further industrialized—Paraty slid into a period of extended decline.—
David Amsden,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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Communism, in its traditional definition, describes a system in which private property is abolished and the means of production are collectively owned, with the goal of creating a classless society.—
Cameron Schoppa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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When Massachusetts voters repealed rent control in 1994, property values in Cambridge rose 45%—not only for the deregulated apartments, but for entire neighborhoods.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Democrats also tried to reinstate the Fairness Doctrine, a Federal Communications Commission policy that had required broadcasters to cover various perspectives on controversial political issues before it was repealed earlier that year.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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At least one Halloween parade was canceled.—
NPR,
NPR,
3 Nov. 2025
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Benson Boone canceled his show at the Utilita Arena Birmingham in England an hour before his concert due to vocal issues and illness.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
2 Nov. 2025
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Before the ban could take effect, however, it was struck down in 2023.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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The vote on the potential pay package comes after a legal battle over Musk’s previous $56 billion compensation plan from 2018, which was struck down by a Delaware court last year, and later re-approved by shareholders in a non-binding vote.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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