: 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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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Justice Defenders isn’t the only such program providing assistance to human rights defenders that was terminated because of the federal rollback.
—Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2025
While the state technically has the power to roll back the mandates, the approval would have to come from both the Health Department and the state legislature.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2025
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Noun
But the turbulence of the president’s global trade war and a rollback of DEI initiatives could still cloud the Toronto International Film Festival.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Justice Defenders isn’t the only such program providing assistance to human rights defenders that was terminated because of the federal rollback.
—Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
As some institutions roll back diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, Johnson stressed all are welcome at these institutions.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2025
While the state technically has the power to roll back the mandates, the approval would have to come from both the Health Department and the state legislature.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Rollback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rollback. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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