: 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
Synonyms
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 16 Apr. 2024
The salmon population has also been reduced by rising river water temperatures in addition to a rollback of federal protections for waterways by the Trump administration.
—USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
California can continue to set its own nation-leading vehicle emissions standards, a federal court ruled Tuesday — two years after the Biden administration restored the state’s authority to do so as part of its efforts to reverse Trump-era environmental rollbacks.
—Sophie Austin, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2024
Along with this rollback of Measure 110, across the country there’s been a shift toward more conservative policies on policing and crime and drug policy.
—Mike Baker, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
The rollback affects more than 115,000 flood insurance policy holders in Lee County, Cape Coral, Fort Myers Beach, Estero and Bonita Springs.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024
Yoder said developers have told her that building on wetlands is an expensive task, even with no regulations in place, undermining claims that regulatory rollbacks will lead to affordable housing.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
Environmentalists had expressed frustration that it's taken years for Biden to act on some of the Trump-era rollbacks.
—Matthew Brown, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2024
Some experts worry that preschool rollbacks could fuel a chain reaction: If more parents are unable to obtain affordable care and opt to leave New York, the pipeline for public school enrollment could drop off — prompting further cuts to programs.
—Troy Closson, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2024
Julie Creswell Audra Melton, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2024
When Donald Trump was in office, his administration rolled back more than 100 environmental regulations.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 25 Apr. 2024
Amid horror stories of $122 Thai delivery and $26 to-go coffees, the Emerald City is now considering rolling back a brand new wage law that’s causing food takeout prices to skyrocket and delivery orders to tank.
—Adam Kovacevich, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2024
The opening comes just a few weeks after Chick-fil-A rolled back its pledge to serve only antibiotic-free chicken.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2024
But the United States has not succeeded in compelling Iran to roll back the use of its asymmetric tools.
—Jon B. Alterman, Foreign Affairs, 3 Apr. 2024
The reason the stakes are high is that unlike the decision in Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned Roe vs. Wade in 2022, a Supreme Court ruling to restrict the drug would roll back a series of important changes to the way it is prescribed and dispensed nationwide.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
Cut open oven bag and roll back sides to expose ham.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 28 Mar. 2024
That’s a playbook replicated in statehouses across the country, where the Opportunity Solutions Project has pushed bills aimed at rolling back child labor restrictions.
—Rebecca Grapevine, The Courier-Journal, 26 Mar. 2024
Noun
All rivers in New Mexico were ranked first on the list following a Supreme Court rollback on Clean Water Act protections.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 16 Apr. 2024
The salmon population has also been reduced by rising river water temperatures in addition to a rollback of federal protections for waterways by the Trump administration.
—USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
California can continue to set its own nation-leading vehicle emissions standards, a federal court ruled Tuesday — two years after the Biden administration restored the state’s authority to do so as part of its efforts to reverse Trump-era environmental rollbacks.
—Sophie Austin, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2024
Along with this rollback of Measure 110, across the country there’s been a shift toward more conservative policies on policing and crime and drug policy.
—Mike Baker, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
The rollback affects more than 115,000 flood insurance policy holders in Lee County, Cape Coral, Fort Myers Beach, Estero and Bonita Springs.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024
Yoder said developers have told her that building on wetlands is an expensive task, even with no regulations in place, undermining claims that regulatory rollbacks will lead to affordable housing.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
Environmentalists had expressed frustration that it's taken years for Biden to act on some of the Trump-era rollbacks.
—Matthew Brown, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2024
Some experts worry that preschool rollbacks could fuel a chain reaction: If more parents are unable to obtain affordable care and opt to leave New York, the pipeline for public school enrollment could drop off — prompting further cuts to programs.
—Troy Closson, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2024
Verb
The new regulations drew sharp criticism, however, and the Trump administration rolled back some of them, such as a prohibition on 1 percent chocolate milk.
—Julie Creswell Audra Melton, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2024
When Donald Trump was in office, his administration rolled back more than 100 environmental regulations.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 25 Apr. 2024
Amid horror stories of $122 Thai delivery and $26 to-go coffees, the Emerald City is now considering rolling back a brand new wage law that’s causing food takeout prices to skyrocket and delivery orders to tank.
—Adam Kovacevich, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2024
The opening comes just a few weeks after Chick-fil-A rolled back its pledge to serve only antibiotic-free chicken.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2024
But the United States has not succeeded in compelling Iran to roll back the use of its asymmetric tools.
—Jon B. Alterman, Foreign Affairs, 3 Apr. 2024
The reason the stakes are high is that unlike the decision in Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned Roe vs. Wade in 2022, a Supreme Court ruling to restrict the drug would roll back a series of important changes to the way it is prescribed and dispensed nationwide.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
Cut open oven bag and roll back sides to expose ham.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 28 Mar. 2024
That’s a playbook replicated in statehouses across the country, where the Opportunity Solutions Project has pushed bills aimed at rolling back child labor restrictions.
—Rebecca Grapevine, The Courier-Journal, 26 Mar. 2024
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