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
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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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Brittney Melton, NPR, 18 May 2026
Veterans of the Civil Rights Movement are alarmed by the speed of the rollbacks, noting that protections won through generations of sacrifice have been weakened in little more than a decade.
—Kim Chandler, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
The agreement lowered tariffs and rolled back rare earths restrictions after an escalation in tensions between the two countries earlier in 2025.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 15 May 2026
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Noun
In this case, Musk is seeking a rollback of the for-profit division, approximately $150 billion in gains related to that company to be redirected to OpenAI's nonprofit foundation and the removal of Altman and another co-founder, Greg Brockman, from their leadership roles.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 18 May 2026
Veterans of the Civil Rights Movement are alarmed by the speed of the rollbacks, noting that protections won through generations of sacrifice have been weakened in little more than a decade.
—Kim Chandler, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
Verb
While Aqua is not going away, Apple is set to address concerns that, while not rolling back to a flatter and more information-dense look, should improve clarity.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
The agreement lowered tariffs and rolled back rare earths restrictions after an escalation in tensions between the two countries earlier in 2025.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 15 May 2026
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“Rollback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rollback. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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