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
In recent years China’s Communist Party has ramped up oversight of religious institutions, rolled back the use of ethnic minority languages in primary, secondary schools and kindergartens.
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Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
1 July 2026
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has rolled back some of its sporting investments recently, most notably pulling its funding from LIV Golf.
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Graham Ruthven,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rolled back longstanding limits on the amount of money political parties can spend in coordination with individual candidates for federal office -- a ruling that could unleash a wave of new spending before the midterms.
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Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
30 June 2026
Riyad Mahrez, 35, has rolled back the years, providing an assist and two goals since coming back into the starting line-up in the second match.
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Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
30 June 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.
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Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2026
The funny and ironic thing is that Major League Baseball has also rolled back DEI initiatives in response to the federal government crackdown.
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Jon Root Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2026
Trump’s order rolled back the executive directives that guided those regulations, but the regulations themselves remain in place.
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Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
In America many companies—some under political pressure—have rolled back diversity policies.
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Kamal Ahmed,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
1 July 2026
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has rolled back some of its sporting investments recently, most notably pulling its funding from LIV Golf.
—
Graham Ruthven,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rolled back longstanding limits on the amount of money political parties can spend in coordination with individual candidates for federal office -- a ruling that could unleash a wave of new spending before the midterms.
—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
30 June 2026
Riyad Mahrez, 35, has rolled back the years, providing an assist and two goals since coming back into the starting line-up in the second match.
—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
30 June 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,
29 June 2026
The funny and ironic thing is that Major League Baseball has also rolled back DEI initiatives in response to the federal government crackdown.
—
Jon Root Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2026
Trump’s order rolled back the executive directives that guided those regulations, but the regulations themselves remain in place.
—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
In America many companies—some under political pressure—have rolled back diversity policies.
—
Kamal Ahmed,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rolled back
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In 1865, more than eight decades after Elizabeth Freeman defeated slavery in Massachusetts, the practice was finally abolished throughout the United States, though only after a civil war that cleaved the young nation and cost more than 600,000 lives.
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Every fifty years, all debt was abolished.
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Carrera can now only afford to take only one or two classes a semester after his in-state tuition was repealed.
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The extension is expected to generate approximately $925,000 annually and will continue unless repealed by voters.
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The Mason Motocross races on Sunday were canceled after the crash, WOWK reported.
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He was eventually brought by an airport assistant to the gate for the flight to Sarasota, but that service was delayed and eventually canceled due to weather.
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The celebration followed a year in which Orbán’s government tried to outlaw Pride and restrict LGBTQ+ content for minors, moves condemned across Europe and later struck down by the EU’s top court.
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The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a Hawaii law that prohibits the carry of a firearm onto private property that is open to the public unless the property owner gives express consent.
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