: 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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Náosha Gregg, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
What followed was a sweeping rollback of DEI efforts across federal agencies, universities, law firms, and cultural institutions.
—AFAR Media, 8 Sep. 2025
Julia Simon, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa sent a trade delegation to the US in a bid to roll back punishing tariffs imposed by Washington.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Noun
With recent Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion rollbacks in the states, many businesses are struggling to land at top retailers, and Hernandez is not immune.
—Náosha Gregg, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
What followed was a sweeping rollback of DEI efforts across federal agencies, universities, law firms, and cultural institutions.
—AFAR Media, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing rolling back what's known as the endangerment finding, the basis for rules regulating climate pollution, including from coal and gas-fired power plants, cars and trucks, and methane from the oil and gas industry.
—Julia Simon, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa sent a trade delegation to the US in a bid to roll back punishing tariffs imposed by Washington.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Rollback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rollback. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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