as in regression
the act or an instance of going back to an earlier and lower level especially of intelligence or behavior
after the birth of his baby brother, the toddler temporarily underwent a kind of reversion, acting like a baby himself
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Recent Examples of reversion
The market declines look more like a reversion to the Fed.
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Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2025
This post–Cold War project probably prevented an earlier, faster reversion to global rivalry.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Assets that hover near the middle show mean reversion characteristics.
—Alexander S. Blume, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
But much like the European run in October/November 2024 that followed the Outlaw Festival, this was a reversion to the standard Rough and Rowdy Ways show.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2025
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Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2025
This post–Cold War project probably prevented an earlier, faster reversion to global rivalry.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Assets that hover near the middle show mean reversion characteristics.
—Alexander S. Blume, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
But much like the European run in October/November 2024 that followed the Outlaw Festival, this was a reversion to the standard Rough and Rowdy Ways show.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reversion
regression
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So that trait was at best a mixed blessing, at least a point of concern and at worst a harbinger of regression ahead for a team that could scarcely wring runs out of its lineup then … and is producing at about the same meager pace now.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2025
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His first season in Denver finished with a 4-11 record and a notable regression in his accuracy and TD-INT ratio.—
Justin Grasso,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 June 2025
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“Reversion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reversion. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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