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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Ilana Arougheti
june 13, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026
On top of that, Cassel said the burden this rollback would place on state regulators would further delay other cleanup efforts.
—Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026
Matt Egan, CNN Money, 19 June 2026
In a landmark speech to the National Assembly, Prime Minister Manuel Marrero unveiled 176 measures aimed at rolling back the state's role in the economy and attracting investment in everything from banking to tourism and agriculture.
—CBS News, 19 June 2026
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Noun
The county initially resisted implementing the rollback, bringing — and losing — a lawsuit against the State Tax Commission.
—Ilana Arougheti
june 13, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026
On top of that, Cassel said the burden this rollback would place on state regulators would further delay other cleanup efforts.
—Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026
Verb
Trump warns of ‘bedlam’ if no deal US officials have stressed that the framework is performance-based and that Iran’s new ability to sell oil could get rolled back if negotiations aren’t productive.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 19 June 2026
In a landmark speech to the National Assembly, Prime Minister Manuel Marrero unveiled 176 measures aimed at rolling back the state's role in the economy and attracting investment in everything from banking to tourism and agriculture.
—CBS News, 19 June 2026
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“Rollback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rollback. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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