as in abolishing
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 rolling back
This supermajority will allow Magyar to advance his agenda of redemocratizing Hungary and rolling back Orbán's changes to Hungary's constitution.
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 13 Apr. 2026
The government is considering rolling back social programs like its free-meals scheme, a core plank of President Prabowo Subianto’s political agenda.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
Civil rights leaders fear the ruling could allow states to eliminate majority-Black and Latino districts, rolling back six decades of voting rights progress.
—Kim Chandler, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Environmental and public health advocacy groups have worked for weeks to oppose rolling back the finding, which cites carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases as threat to public health.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
City commissioners had also considered rolling back closing times but decided to table that discussion, for now.
—Abby Dodge, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
Trump spent part of his hour onstage celebrating rolling back business regulations and propping up the crypto industry.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 5 Nov. 2025
Bessent placed the blame on the Federal Reserve, which has slowly been rolling back interest rates—too slowly, in Bessent’s opinion.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The extension of the expiring Obamacare tax credits have been a focus for Democrats, along with rolling back Medicaid cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill.
—Zach Lachance, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2025
Brittney Melton, NPR, 13 Apr. 2026
The government is considering rolling back social programs like its free-meals scheme, a core plank of President Prabowo Subianto’s political agenda.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
Civil rights leaders fear the ruling could allow states to eliminate majority-Black and Latino districts, rolling back six decades of voting rights progress.
—Kim Chandler, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Environmental and public health advocacy groups have worked for weeks to oppose rolling back the finding, which cites carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases as threat to public health.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
City commissioners had also considered rolling back closing times but decided to table that discussion, for now.
—Abby Dodge, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
Trump spent part of his hour onstage celebrating rolling back business regulations and propping up the crypto industry.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 5 Nov. 2025
Bessent placed the blame on the Federal Reserve, which has slowly been rolling back interest rates—too slowly, in Bessent’s opinion.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The extension of the expiring Obamacare tax credits have been a focus for Democrats, along with rolling back Medicaid cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill.
—Zach Lachance, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rolling back
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The clock ran out on a bill aimed at moving Georgia to a new time zone, ending supporters’ hopes of abolishing the chore of changing the clocks twice per year.—
Caleb Groves,
AJC.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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The National Women’s Soccer League announced a new CBA in the summer of 2024 that included giving players agency on where they are traded and abolishing expansion and collegiate drafts.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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While Washington’s policies drive prices up, our state has lowered costs where the state has jurisdiction — by repealing the grocery tax and capping child care expenses.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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The four measures passed by nearly 2-to-1 ratios, with nearly 14,000 votes in favor of repealing each ordinance and approximately 7,500 votes to keep them.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
8 Apr. 2026
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In response, schools are increasingly implementing accommodations such as noise-canceling headphones to help students better regulate sensory input and remain engaged in learning.—
Oc Register,
Oc Register,
15 Apr. 2026
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The president of the Chicago Principals & Administrators Association also expressed concerns with canceling classes that day.—
Froylan Jimenez,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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The Pentagon had tried to implement a new policy, in which reporter workspaces would be located outside the building itself, after the judge issued an earlier order striking down policies that attempted to limit reporting only to authorized releases of information.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2026
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Business leaders emphasized that even after the recent Supreme Court decision striking down major portions of the tariffs, the impacts remain.—
Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
Denver Post,
7 Apr. 2026
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Hopper pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of second-degree murder on Wednesday, April 15, avoiding a trial that was set to start in July, per the court records.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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After avoiding a strike with a last-minute deal, the Los Angeles School District is turning to state officials for help funding its new contracts with the unions representing 70,000 of its workers.—
Tom Wait,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Rolling back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rolling%20back. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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