rolled back

past tense of roll back

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Recent Examples of rolled back Walmart has rolled back prices on over 250 items, doubling down on its Great Value brand, while refreshing packaging, improving product quality, and reinforcing its value positioning. Hank Cardello, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 Messi, of course, was superb and rolled back the years to produce some mesmerizing performances. Ben Church, CNN Money, 20 July 2026 Few of those concerns were in the air as the halftime performers retreated from the field, the tarp was rolled back, and the sprinkler system was activated to prepare the field for the final moments of the World Cup. Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 19 July 2026 The girl’s eyes were rolled back, her head kicked helplessly by waves. Literary Hub, 16 July 2026 Their suspension was rolled back just hours after it was announced, and Hegseth quickly took credit. Elise Spenner, ABC News, 10 July 2026 Other businesses have retreated from their own pledges as the US federal government rolled back environmental standards and sought to curb sustainability initiatives. Matt Day, Fortune, 9 July 2026 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, 9 July 2026 Others, including Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas, point to a budget disaster roughly a decade ago in Kansas, in which legislators enacted a series of tax cuts that were eventually rolled back. Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rolled back
Verb
  • Murrill told lawmakers last year that defending the state against these claims consumes an enormous amount of time and resources and that the fund should be abolished altogether.
    Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The controversy intensified in June when the region’s Supreme Court ruled the seats are protected under the constitution and cannot be abolished without a constitutional amendment.
    ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Johns Hopkins University introduced a grade covering policy many years ago, but later repealed it.
    Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Thursday’s party-line vote repealed the national broadcast ownership rule, which bars a single company from reaching more than 39% of US TV households over the public airwaves.
    Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The actor starred alongside Kyra Sedgwick on Call Your Mother, an ABC sitcom that was canceled after one season.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Flights to the island are regularly canceled and workdays have been shortened to adjust to the new reality of a Cuba without power.
    Andrea Rodriguez, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The ruling struck down 1971 and 2001 decisions that limited how much money political parties could spend in coordination with candidates.
    Gerald Scorse, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • But the Supreme Court on June 30 struck down that order, saying it couldn’t be reconciled with the 14th Amendment.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 7 Aug. 2026

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“Rolled back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rolled%20back. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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