: 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, 18 July 2025
This budget imposes the most severe rollback of Medicaid since the program’s creation in 1965.
—Dr. Ashwin Vasan, New York Daily News, 18 July 2025
Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 17 July 2025
Incentives championed by former President Joe Biden were rolled back, shortening the timeline for the industry to obtain tax credits.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 16 July 2025
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Noun
Such backlash first prompted the council in March to demand Mayor Todd Gloria’s planning staff come up with options for a rollback.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 July 2025
This budget imposes the most severe rollback of Medicaid since the program’s creation in 1965.
—Dr. Ashwin Vasan, New York Daily News, 18 July 2025
Verb
The new agreement rolls back several Biden-era safeguards, eliminating regulations from the Council on Environmental Quality and the requirement to notify the public of their right to sue TxDOT under Title VI.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 17 July 2025
Incentives championed by former President Joe Biden were rolled back, shortening the timeline for the industry to obtain tax credits.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 16 July 2025
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“Rollback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rollback. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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