: the act or an instance of rolling back
a government-ordered rollback of gasoline prices
rolled back; rolling back; rolls back
1
: 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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Allaire Nuss, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
The rollback of inside millage won't cause a loss of revenue to local taxing districts.
—Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2025
Chris Brennan, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
This is a sister organization to the Heritage Foundation, the think tank behind Project 2025—a sweeping conservative policy blueprint aimed at reshaping the federal government by expanding presidential power, dismantling parts of the civil service, and rolling back regulations across agencies.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
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Noun
How, in your eyes, has this rollback of progress impacted women in the music industry?
—Allaire Nuss, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
The rollback of inside millage won't cause a loss of revenue to local taxing districts.
—Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
Democrats offered a deal – extend subsidies set to expire at the end of the year that help nearly 20 million Americans pay for the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare, and roll back Medicaid cuts that could leave 15 million Americans without health care.
—Chris Brennan, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
This is a sister organization to the Heritage Foundation, the think tank behind Project 2025—a sweeping conservative policy blueprint aimed at reshaping the federal government by expanding presidential power, dismantling parts of the civil service, and rolling back regulations across agencies.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Rollback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rollback. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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