: 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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Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 20 Mar. 2025
President Donald Trump’s return to the White House has ushered in a wide rollback of climate and environmental policies, an emboldening of fossil fuel companies and a crackdown on free speech.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025
Scott Horsley, NPR, 19 Mar. 2025
More than 400 Hollywood creative leaders signed an open letter to the Trump White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy, urging the administration to not roll back copyright protections at the behest of AI companies.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 17 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Chicago Congressman Jonathan Jackson (D-Ill.) isn't holding back in condemning federal government rollbacks on DEI.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 20 Mar. 2025
President Donald Trump’s return to the White House has ushered in a wide rollback of climate and environmental policies, an emboldening of fossil fuel companies and a crackdown on free speech.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025
Verb
Gauging the impact from tariffs The Fed is trying to assess the overall economic effect of those tariffs along with the administration's efforts to curb immigration, lower taxes, slash federal spending and roll back regulations.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 19 Mar. 2025
More than 400 Hollywood creative leaders signed an open letter to the Trump White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy, urging the administration to not roll back copyright protections at the behest of AI companies.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Rollback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rollback. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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