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 Some of the laws have since been rolled back, with crime metrics showing improvement in recent months. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 10 Aug. 2026 Each day, Americans see health protections rolled back, climate commitments abandoned, and more technologies that nobody asked for and nobody can opt out of. — Anandita Sabherwal, Time, 3 Aug. 2026 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rolled back
  1. abolished
  2. repealed
  3. canceled
  4. struck down
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  • Fortunately, Gorbachev would drop his objections to SDI in time for both men to sign a landmark treaty in 1987 that abolished all intermediate range nuclear arms in Europe and made the entire world safer.
    — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026
  • About three-quarters of the world’s nations have abolished the death penalty in law or practice.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of abolished
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  • Prices collapsed after 1986, domestic production was increasingly exempted, and the tax was generating almost nothing by the time it was repealed.
    — Tibor Besedeš, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Parents in the Lower Merion School District in Pennsylvania drew national attention in June when yelling broke out at a board meeting after the district repealed a policy that had given families a choice to opt out.
    — Stephanie Cook Broadhurst, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of repealed
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  • That trial is scheduled to begin next month, but could be pushed back or canceled altogether depending on what the judge decides.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Abdiel also said he was told his commercial driver’s license would be canceled.
    — Maria Santana, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of canceled
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  • Last month, a federal appeals court struck down Florida’s Stop WOKE Act as applied to colleges and universities.
    — David Wippman, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Earlier this year, a federal judge struck down charges that might have brought the death penalty.
    — Brian Mann, NPR, 14 Aug. 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 17 Aug. 2026.

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