: 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
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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
Recent Examples on the Web
Kasey Caminiti, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
Leaders in both parties have expressed opposition to a CTC rollback.
—William Mattox, National Review, 9 Sep. 2024
Max Gao, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Oct. 2024
Messi combined devastatingly with former Barcelona teammate Suárez for the entire second half, rolling back the years and completed his hat-trick after some more sublime buildup play.
—Johannes Sasay-Wada, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
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Noun
One of our favorite Walmart rollbacks right now is on a Carote cookware set.
—Kasey Caminiti, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
Leaders in both parties have expressed opposition to a CTC rollback.
—William Mattox, National Review, 9 Sep. 2024
Verb
Unfortunately, many of the promises to diversify Hollywood, which were made at the height of a global pandemic, have been rolled back amid cost-cutting measures and labor disputes.
—Max Gao, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Oct. 2024
Messi combined devastatingly with former Barcelona teammate Suárez for the entire second half, rolling back the years and completed his hat-trick after some more sublime buildup play.
—Johannes Sasay-Wada, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Rollback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rollback. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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