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
Justin Brock, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Sonos toyed with rolling back the update, but ultimately determined that wasn't possible.
—Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 13 Mar. 2025
Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2025
The rollback of these protections will disproportionately harm communities that already face systemic barriers to wealth-building due to historic and ongoing discrimination in financial services.
—Lenwood V. Long, Sr., Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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Verb
If Trump follows through on rolling back restrictive regulations, the Medicare Advantage market will become even more competitive.
—Justin Brock, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Sonos toyed with rolling back the update, but ultimately determined that wasn't possible.
—Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
Philadelphia's Franklin Institute, however, disputes the claim, and looks to New Zealand entomologist George Hudson, who proposed a two-hour clock rollback in 1895.
—Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2025
The rollback of these protections will disproportionately harm communities that already face systemic barriers to wealth-building due to historic and ongoing discrimination in financial services.
—Lenwood V. Long, Sr., Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roll back
Verb
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Even before abolishing the department, the Trump administration blocked student loan forgiveness and repayment plans, slashed department staffing, and wiped the federal watchdog agency tasked with overseeing student loan servicing and collections.—
Sareen Habeshian,
Axios,
21 Mar. 2025
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What is Trump's justification for abolishing the department?—
Joey Garrison,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In a major policy reversal, the SEC rescinded Staff Accounting Bulletin 121 — a controversial rule that required banks to treat crypto assets as liabilities on their balance sheets.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,Ari Levy,
CNBC,
22 Mar. 2025
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In a significant policy reversal, which will come into effect on March 27, the SSA will resume withholding 100 percent of Social Security payments to reclaim any overpayments.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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With state universities and colleges continuing to see turnover of presidents, a House panel Wednesday unanimously approved a bill that would repeal a law shielding information about presidential candidates from public disclosure.—
Jim Saunders,
Orlando Sentinel,
20 Mar. 2025
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If Congress were to defund the IMLS rather than repeal its authorizing statute, the agency would be forced to cease operations due to a lack of money, even if the legal framework for its existence remained intact.—
Devon Akmon,
The Conversation,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Case in point, the robot war concludes when a mechanized Mr. Peanut surrenders to Bill Clinton on the White House lawn.—
Graham Hillard,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Mar. 2025
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He was deployed to Panama as a part of Operation Just Cause, a U.S. mission that ended with the surrender of the Central American country's dictator, Gen. Manuel Noriega.—
Ashley Hume,
Fox News,
14 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Under President Barack Obama, the department took steps to cancel accreditors for a now-defunct for-profit college chain, but the Trump administration blocked the move.—
Collin Binkley,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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Also canceled: one study looking at reducing maternal mortality in New York and another on treatments for long COVID, The New York Times reports.—
Erica Pandey,
Axios,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Neptune was last in Aries from 1862-1875 which helped fuel radical reinvention through war, liberation, and spiritual awakening, seen in the U.S. Civil War, abolition, industrial expansion, and the rise of mystical movements.—
Colin Bedell,
Them,
20 Mar. 2025
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As the leader of the Parliamentary faction during the English Civil Wars, Oliver was instrumental in the abolition of the English monarchy and the execution of Charles I in 1649.—
Meilan Solly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Soundproofing your apartment and crate-training your pup will help your dog bark less and avoid complaints from angry neighbors.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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To avoid repeating last season’s miscues, Monachino said the defensive staff has designed a simple system to help players execute more effectively.—
Michael Howes,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Mar. 2025
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But in 2021, a larger 9th Circuit panel of 11 judges, known as an en banc panel, voted 7-4 to reverse the rulings that struck down the law.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Mar. 2025
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So how, then, did Oldham justify striking down the Universal Service Fund?—
Ian Millhiser,
Vox,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Roll back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roll%20back. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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