: 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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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
Loosened policies and political scrutiny The new initiative follows YouTube’s broader rollback of some content moderation rules.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
Graham G. Dodds, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is looking to roll back regulatory standards for three types of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS chemicals, in drinking water systems.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
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Noun
But Moreno noted that the city’s recent rollback of its controversial ADU bonus, which was the most aggressive in the state, will likely shrink the number of ADUs built in coming years.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
Loosened policies and political scrutiny The new initiative follows YouTube’s broader rollback of some content moderation rules.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
Formed by conservative legal theorists in the 1980s to help President Ronald Reagan roll back liberal policies, the unitary executive theory promises to radically expand presidential power.
—Graham G. Dodds, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is looking to roll back regulatory standards for three types of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS chemicals, in drinking water systems.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Rollback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rollback. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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