rolled back

verb

past tense of roll back
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 The country’s current immigration policies are controlled by people who believe that the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act, which ended exclusionary quotas against non-European immigrants including South Asians, needs to be rolled back. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026 Although sustainability has faced disruption and political backlash globally in recent years, and the European Union has delayed or rolled back some of its most stringent measures, the Digital Product Passport is set to become a reality in Europe. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026 Today, Amawtay Wasi is at risk of closing, underscoring how quickly social gains can be rolled back. — Caterina Morbiato, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Sep. 2026 The district voluntarily rolled back its levy rate in 2023 when property tax bills spiked countywide during the troubled 2023 property tax assessment cycle. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026 Many corporations and college campuses rolled back their diversity, equity and inclusion practices. — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026 Previous economic reforms, during a rapprochement with the administration of President Barack Obama, were later rolled back by Cuban leaders. — Rick Jervis, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026 The Reagan administration adopted new regulations in 1983 that took a neutral stance on the subject, and several states in subsequent years rolled back their exemptions. — Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 26 Aug. 2026 At the same time, some other large businesses — including Target and Walmart — rolled back their DEI efforts. — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rolled back
  1. abolished
  2. repealed
  3. canceled
  4. struck down
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  • Although California had technically abolished slavery in its 1849 constitution, no legal authority troubled Smith about his human property.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Twenty-three states have abolished it, and three besides California have a moratorium.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of abolished
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  • On the first day of his second term, the Republican president repealed a Biden-era executive order aimed in part at guarding against the risks that AI systems pose to consumers, workers and national security.
    — Garance Burke, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
  • In the last decade, four states have repealed the death penalty, and another, Washington, took this sanction off its statutes after the state Supreme Court struck it down.
    — Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of repealed
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  • The Vatican had originally estimated a weeklong hospital stay, and had canceled his audiences through Tuesday.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
  • In a sign of the impact on the party, MK canceled its flagship Siyathatha rally less than three weeks before South Africa’s municipal elections.
    — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of canceled
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  • But, not long afterward, lawmakers in Florida approved a new map aimed at flipping four seats to Republicans, and in early May Virginia’s top court struck down the redraw there, on procedural grounds.
    — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
  • If Klapper cannot remove those provisions independently, the suit said, then the entire legislation could be struck down.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of struck down

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“Rolled back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rolled%20back. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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