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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as in reversal
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Recent Examples of roll back
Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
Meta, seemingly following in X’s and Elon Musk’s footsteps, is rolling back fact-checking and hate speech protections on Facebook and Instagram at a breakneck pace.
—Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 15 Jan. 2025
Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 16 Jan. 2025
Concerned Veterans for America faced backlash under Hegseth's leadership for lobbying for the privatization of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the potential rollback of health care and other federal benefits for veterans.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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Biden is also betting the clean-energy factories and other projects are so popular in red-leaning districts and states that congressional Republicans will lack the political will to roll back the policies.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
Meta, seemingly following in X’s and Elon Musk’s footsteps, is rolling back fact-checking and hate speech protections on Facebook and Instagram at a breakneck pace.
—Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 15 Jan. 2025
Noun
In response, the California Air Resources Board withdrew its waiver requests to maintain control over the regulations and mitigate potential rollbacks under the new administration.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 16 Jan. 2025
Concerned Veterans for America faced backlash under Hegseth's leadership for lobbying for the privatization of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the potential rollback of health care and other federal benefits for veterans.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roll back
Verb
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About a quarter century after slavery was abolished in Puerto Rico (1873), another Afro-Puerto Rican genre emerged known as the plena.—
Vanessa Diaz,
Rolling Stone,
20 Jan. 2025
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Trump said in December that the debt ceiling should be abolished, a position shared by some liberal lawmakers.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
16 Jan. 2025
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For a bullish set-up, traders look for RSI to rise back above the 30 level, signaling a reversal.—
Nishant Pant,
CNBC,
21 Jan. 2025
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His promotion of Tiktok is a reversal from 2020, when Trump attempted to ban the platform.—
Danielle Kurtzleben,
NPR,
19 Jan. 2025
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Some of the orders targeted asylum seekers crossing the southern border while others repealed birthright citizenship to children born to undocumented immigrants on U.S. soil.—
Kate Linderman,
Miami Herald,
21 Jan. 2025
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Lawmakers have steadily eliminated interest subsidies during the last two decades, and this would be one of the last major subsidies to repeal.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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What spending time on TikTok represents — to me, at least — is a kind of cognitive surrender, a willingness to stop actively directing my thoughts and feelings and to let ByteDance’s algorithm entertain me for a while.—
Kevin Roose,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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The surfacing narrative that bothered Kerr and Curry, an under-the-radar avid consumer of Internet content, was the surrender topic.—
Anthony Slater,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
Verb
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SpaceX is developing the Starship system, which could provide a reusable alternative, but moves to cancel SLS — which has been criticized over unsustainable costs and numerous delays and quality control on the part of lead contractor Boeing — will likely face resistance.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
20 Jan. 2025
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Trump is expected to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to oil and gas drilling projects, reversing the Biden administration's September 2023 decision to cancel leases as part of efforts to protect 13 million acres of wilderness, The Washington Postreported.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
Noun
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When Did Charles Manson Die? In 1971, the court sentenced Manson to death for the murders, but California's abolition of the death penalty in 1972 commuted his punishment to life in prison.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
19 Nov. 2024
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This week reminds us that the road to abolition does not run in a straight line.—
Brian Stull,
TIME,
27 Sep. 2024
Verb
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Also, avoid flying on Sundays and Mondays, which tend to be the most expensive due to weekend trips and business travelers, according to 2024 data from flight app Hopper.—
Amelia Edelman,
NPR,
25 Jan. 2025
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And no one still with this organization will avoid the sting of Rantanen’s being traded.—
Arthur Staple,
The Athletic,
25 Jan. 2025
Verb
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In a memo, Meta acknowledged the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision to strike down affirmative action in college admissions as a key factor in the move.—
Jackson Walker,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Jan. 2025
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These actions reflect a broader legal movement challenging DEI policies in corporations, education, and government following the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision striking down affirmative action in college admissions.—
Kaelan Deese,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Roll back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roll%20back. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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