rolling back

verb

present participle of roll back
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 His wife’s eyes started rolling back in her head. — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 21 June 2026 Companies are replacing people with AI, and companies are rolling back AI that cannot yet replace people. — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026 This conviction has been necessary in high-stakes moments, as Citi was criticized by some for rolling back its diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. — Claire Zillman, Fortune, 27 May 2026 Trump last year unveiled a wide-ranging plan aimed at boosting the AI industry, rolling back some of the Biden administration’s guardrails and speeding up the permitting process for data centers. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2026 Medicaid enrollment surged during the pandemic, but began falling in 2023 after states started rolling back pandemic-era protections. — Joelle Gross, NBC news, 22 June 2026 But with Trump taking office for his second nonconsecutive term last January, several Hollywood studios and media companies have followed his administration’s directives on rolling back DEI. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 13 June 2026 The Supreme Court's decision on Tuesday rolling back longstanding limits on the amount of money political parties can spend in coordination with individual candidates is set to make political parties far more impactful in the 2026 midterms. — Will Lennon, ABC News, 1 July 2026 In a landmark speech to the National Assembly, Prime Minister Manuel Marrero unveiled 176 measures aimed at rolling back the state's role in the economy and attracting investment in everything from banking to tourism and agriculture. — CBS News, 19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rolling back
  1. abolishing
  2. repealing
  3. canceling
  4. striking down
  5. avoiding
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  • Many of its candidates support entirely eliminating immigration enforcement, abolishing the police, sweeping wealth redistribution and expanding government ownership over significant sectors of the economy.
    — Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 29 June 2026
  • But how does that -- how does abolishing prisons or having open borders fit into that?
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 June 2026
Definition of abolishing
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  • In one significant policy shift, Lewis George campaigned on repealing former Metropolitan Police Department chief Pamela Smith’s executive order directing her officers to cooperate with federal immigration authorities for individuals not in police custody.
    — Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 27 June 2026
  • Council members narrowly passed the ordinance repealing the ban by a 7-5 vote, with some voting against the measure as a form of protest.
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
Definition of repealing
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  • From premium noise-canceling headphones to budget-friendly wireless earbuds, these are the standout offers still active right now.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 6 July 2026
  • The same goes for pedestrians, who increasingly are glued to phones and engrossed in noise-canceling headphones.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of canceling
Verb
  • The conservative majority also sided with Vice President JD Vance and Republicans in striking down a law limiting how much political parties can spend in coordination with an election candidate.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • The court dealt Trump a major defeat in February by striking down his sweeping worldwide tariffs.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
Definition of striking down
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  • There are pros and cons to trying to build strategies based on avoiding specific companies, noted Warren Hurt, chief investment officer at F&M Trust.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
  • Still, avoiding a direct conversation will only increase the pressure.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
Definition of avoiding

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“Rolling back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rolling%20back. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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