: 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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MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Although religious exemptions were not recognized by law until the 1960s, some resisted these vaccination campaigns from the beginning, and 19th-century anti-vaccination societies urged the rollback of state laws requiring vaccination.
—Stacie Kershner, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2025
Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 25 Sep. 2025
On the committee, Goldman delivered on his promise to roll back Biden-era restrictions.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Sep. 2025
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Noun
In addition to the upcoming savings event, Walmart said customers were already able to benefit from more than 6,000 rollbacks—limited-time price cuts for certain items—across its stores and online.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Although religious exemptions were not recognized by law until the 1960s, some resisted these vaccination campaigns from the beginning, and 19th-century anti-vaccination societies urged the rollback of state laws requiring vaccination.
—Stacie Kershner, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
Since January, Trump and governors in many red states have been rolling back diversity initiatives that grew to prominence around 2020 amid social justice protests, but have roots dating back to the Civil Rights era.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 25 Sep. 2025
On the committee, Goldman delivered on his promise to roll back Biden-era restrictions.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Rollback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rollback. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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