: 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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Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
Implement rollback procedures for malicious agents.
—Steve Durbin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Anna Clark, ProPublica, 18 Sep. 2025
Populist governments in Europe and the United States are rolling back climate rules and weaponizing green regulation as a cultural wedge.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Noun
But for Biglari, one of the chain’s largest investors, the rollback merely stoked the flames of his 14-year insurgency against the company.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
Implement rollback procedures for malicious agents.
—Steve Durbin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
Altogether, legislation was introduced this year in at least 21 states to prohibit or roll back provisions related to adding fluoride to public water systems, according to Abby Francl, policy analyst at the National Conference of State Legislatures.
—Anna Clark, ProPublica, 18 Sep. 2025
Populist governments in Europe and the United States are rolling back climate rules and weaponizing green regulation as a cultural wedge.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Rollback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rollback. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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