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
Even when utilities meet environmental regulations, which continue to be rolled back, people can still suffer, according to Nicole Chandler, who also works on the Beyond Coal campaign.
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Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 14 Oct. 2025
Women’s rights rolled back, and a new pronatalism—republican motherhood for the 21st century—marched forward.
—Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
Signs of grub infestation include large dead patches where the sod is not well-anchored and can be rolled back to expose the large grubs.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025
But the Court has also rolled back rights for trans citizens in , which held that states can ban gender-affirming care for minors.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
The county also rolled back this collection in 2022 and 2024.
—Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2025
YouTube previously rolled back policies that barred repeatedly posting some false claims about Covid-19 and the outcome of the 2020 US presidential election.
—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
Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 14 Oct. 2025
Women’s rights rolled back, and a new pronatalism—republican motherhood for the 21st century—marched forward.
—Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
Signs of grub infestation include large dead patches where the sod is not well-anchored and can be rolled back to expose the large grubs.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025
But the Court has also rolled back rights for trans citizens in , which held that states can ban gender-affirming care for minors.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
The county also rolled back this collection in 2022 and 2024.
—Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2025
YouTube previously rolled back policies that barred repeatedly posting some false claims about Covid-19 and the outcome of the 2020 US presidential election.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rolled back
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However, when your organization was founded less than 45 years after slavery was abolished, when Black women were still being forced to be wet nurses to the very children of those who oppressed them and lynching was a common occurrence below the Mason-Dixon Line?—
Essence,
Essence,
3 Oct. 2025
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The polissyster title was abolished in 1954, and women police officers were officially recognized under the same title as their male counterparts.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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The act was not repealed until 1943.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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It must be struck down or repealed.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Around the same time, a Black History Month project – a living wax museum in which her other daughter was planning to depict the poet Maya Angelou – was also canceled.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
12 Oct. 2025
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But our flights had been canceled amid rocket fire and regional escalation, fallout from Israel’s latest offensive in Gaza and its war with Iran.—
Reem Kassis,
The Atlantic,
11 Oct. 2025
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The change followed a September 2025 decision by the First District Court of Appeal that struck down a 1987 statute banning visible carry.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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In May, the Arkansas Supreme Court struck down the gag order, calling it overly broad and vague.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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