rolled back; rolling back; rolls back
1
: to reduce or decrease something
rolling back their mortgage rates
specifically
: to reduce (something, such as a commodity price) to or toward a previous level on a national scale
2
: to cause to retreat or withdraw : push back
3
: rescind
attempted to roll back antipollution standards
Examples of rollback in a Sentence
Noun
a government-ordered rollback of gasoline prices
a rollback in environmental regulations
a rollback of previous wage concessions
Verb
lobbyists for the industry pressured the legislators to roll back the new automotive safety standards
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Cindy Rodriguez Constable, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
With New Orleans’ vibrant costume culture and strong artist community, there was no shortage of fabric, trims, and creative materials to be share—though that early pipeline is shifting, as donations from film productions have begun to decline alongside the rollback of local tax incentives.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 27 May 2026
Daniel Rivero, Miami Herald, 30 May 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, 30 May 2026
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Noun
Companies that close that gap won't just avoid the rollback.
—Cindy Rodriguez Constable, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
With New Orleans’ vibrant costume culture and strong artist community, there was no shortage of fabric, trims, and creative materials to be share—though that early pipeline is shifting, as donations from film productions have begun to decline alongside the rollback of local tax incentives.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 27 May 2026
Verb
Critics contend that the country’s poverty rate sharply increased as Milei slashed welfare spending, devalued the country’s currency and rolled back labor rights as job losses mounted and as pension payments plummeted.
—Daniel Rivero, Miami Herald, 30 May 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, 30 May 2026
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“Rollback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rollback. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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