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verb

Definition of roll backnext
as in to abolish
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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rollback

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noun

as in reversal

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Recent Examples of roll back
Verb
Last fall, in its first move toward rolling back federal broadband initiatives, the FCC voted to remove at-home and school bus Wi-Fi access from the program, features that were added during the Biden administration. — Linda Jacobson, Los Angeles Times, 26 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
Noun
By making our historic places visible and accessible, these resources offer perspective on all the places that could be threatened by the federal rollback of preservation protections. — Jane Montanaro, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2026 The rollback comes as Nvidia faces growing questions about a financing model in which the world’s dominant AI-chip maker is increasingly helping finance the infrastructure that ultimately creates the demand for its own chips. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for roll back
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roll back
  1. abolish
  2. reversal
  3. repeal
  4. surrender
  5. cancel
  6. abolition
  7. avoid
  8. relinquishment
Verb
  • While his party debates abolishing prisons and owning grocery stores, Democratic Mayor Daniel Lurie is cleaning up his city.
    — Kate Andrews, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Alabama has since abolished judicial override, the practice that allowed judges to order the state to kill a person even though a jury of one’s peers requested otherwise.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of abolish
Noun
  • The reversal underscores how quickly the calculations of Asia’s wealthy can change.
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The rebound marked a sharp reversal from the crypto downturn that began last October.
    — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of reversal
Verb
  • That includes prohibiting the construction of AI data centers in rural Texas neighborhoods, reducing the impacts of data centers on local communities, and repealing sales tax exemptions and other incentives.
    — Jack Fink, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • According to correspondence reviewed by ProPublica, the Joint Staff disagreed with the Army acting secretary, who said in a February 2025 memo that the program was redundant and recommended Congress repeal the law that set it in motion.
    — Megan Rose, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of repeal
Noun
  • On June 7, 1945, following Germany’s surrender to the allies in World War Two, Harald, aged 8, returned to Norway with the rest of the royal family and was welcomed by thousands of people on the streets of the capital, Oslo.
    — James Frater, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The capitulation of Germany is at hand, the Third Reich's unconditional surrender just days away.
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of surrender
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  • If the league and union can’t agree on a new contract by some time in March, some regular-season games likely would be canceled.
    — Evan Drellich, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Another, who said a relative's upcoming interview had been canceled, described feeling confused and upset by what appeared to be an embassy-wide hold.
    — María Luisa Paúl, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of cancel
Noun
  • And the most important issue to MAHA voters is not the abolition of vaccines but the affordability of health care.
    — Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The only position capable of contesting the expanding power and violence of the carceral surround is abolition.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of abolition
Verb
  • The second, Kiyosaki’s actual father, served as an example of what to avoid.
    — Christopher Cox, Vanity Fair, 26 Aug. 2026
  • When Mica went to her sister Sierra’s home to avoid these situations, Miller allegedly threatened to show up at the house armed.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of avoid
Noun
  • In North Carolina, a 2024 study examining state enforcement laws found that despite 93% of cases meeting the conditions for gun relinquishment, the policy was enforced in only 37% of cases.
    — Sativa Banks, The Conversation, 4 June 2026
  • Benjamin qualified for the national bee by winning the San Diego County Scripps Regional Spelling Bee in March, correctly spelling kenosis, the relinquishment of divine attributes by Jesus Christ in becoming human, in the 23rd round.
    — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026
Definition of relinquishment

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“Roll back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roll%20back. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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