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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Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2026
The two sides remain far apart Trump has demanded a major rollback of Iran’s nuclear activities, while Iran is pushing for a more limited agreement that would reopen the strait and lift the blockade ahead of further negotiations.
—Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
Editorial, Boston Herald, 10 May 2026
Washington awaits Iran’s response to its latest proposal for a deal to end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz to shipping and roll back Tehran’s disputed nuclear program.
—Adam Schreck, Fortune, 9 May 2026
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Noun
That’s the fear — the rollback on the progress that has been made over the past few years in diversifying [film], which has created some incredible and exciting work.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2026
The two sides remain far apart Trump has demanded a major rollback of Iran’s nuclear activities, while Iran is pushing for a more limited agreement that would reopen the strait and lift the blockade ahead of further negotiations.
—Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
Verb
State and federal policymakers should cooperate to roll back pervasive and excessive occupational-licensing restrictions, which make switching jobs or upskilling needlessly difficult.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 10 May 2026
Washington awaits Iran’s response to its latest proposal for a deal to end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz to shipping and roll back Tehran’s disputed nuclear program.
—Adam Schreck, Fortune, 9 May 2026
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“Rollback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rollback. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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