rolled back

Definition of rolled backnext
past tense of roll back

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of rolled back Already, the mobile launcher used on Artemis II, has been rolled back to the Vehicle Assembly Building and is undergoing repairs. Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026 A lot of them have rolled back rules around content moderation. Dana Taylor, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026 Although most of those tariffs have since been rolled back due to a Supreme Court ruling, changes ended the de minimis trade exemption that allowed packages worth less than $800 to enter the country duty free. Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 22 Apr. 2026 Kennedy has dramatically rolled back vaccine recommendations, removing COVID-19 shots for children and healthy pregnant people, and fired the entire CDC advisory committee on vaccines. Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026 Automation is being rolled back. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026 In South Korea, an AI learning plan was rolled back after just four months amid backlash from educators, parents and students. Catherine Thorbecke, Boston Herald, 18 Apr. 2026 Young was eight shots behind at the start and shot a 65, which included a bogey on the par-5 15th when his wedge came up short and rolled back into the water. Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026 Those have mostly been rolled back for a variety of reasons. Torie Bosch, STAT, 11 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rolled back
Verb
  • Hangings were frequent in colonial times, but by the mid-1800s some states had abolished the death penalty altogether.
    The Week US, TheWeek, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The prime minister has also pioneered a program to renovate small-town pubs and churches, and has abolished income tax for young mothers who have multiple children.
    Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The ban was repealed on May 14, 2008.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Heaton noted that a similar fee was in place from 2011 to 2017 but was ultimately repealed after rural homeowners argued they were being unfairly targeted.
    Brady Halbleib, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Last week, there were reports in at least three other counties — Brevard, Leon and Palm Beach — that 2026 court elections were being canceled as resignations and retirements of circuit court judges, right before the qualifying period, created vacancies that mandate gubernatorial appointments.
    Norine Dworkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
  • In a Facebook post on Monday, the town announced that the event had been canceled.
    Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The courts also struck down the Biden restrictions on asylum, and advocates sharply criticized them as violations of refugee rights.
    Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Federal judges have struck down some of his orders blocking wind energy development, including a ruling Tuesday stopping the administration from implementing some of the policies slowing the development of clean energy.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026

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“Rolled back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/rolled%20back. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.

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