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
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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Seung Min Kim, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026 The rollbacks included minimum wage requirements for home health care workers and people with disabilities, and rules governing exposure to harmful substances and safety procedures at mines. —Seung Min Kim, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Drew Pittock, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026 The statement comes as much of the corporate world is rolling back climate commitments, in the face of political headwinds and rising energy prices. —Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rollback
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Noun
The rollbacks included minimum wage requirements for home healthcare workers and people with disabilities, and rules governing exposure to harmful substances and safety procedures at mines. —Seung Min Kim, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026 The rollbacks included minimum wage requirements for home health care workers and people with disabilities, and rules governing exposure to harmful substances and safety procedures at mines. —Seung Min Kim, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Verb
Hersheypark decided to roll back a new face‑covering policy after signage targeting guests under 21 prompted confusion and backlash online. —Drew Pittock, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026 The statement comes as much of the corporate world is rolling back climate commitments, in the face of political headwinds and rising energy prices. —Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rollback
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“Rollback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/rollback. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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