revert to

phrasal verb

reverted to; reverting to; reverts to
1
: to go back or return to (an earlier state, condition, situation, etc.)
She has reverted (back) to her old habits.
My blood pressure has reverted to normal.
After playing badly in the last two games, he seems to have reverted to (is previous) form.
2
law, of property : to be given to (a former owner or a former owner's heir)
The estate reverted to a distant cousin.

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However, around one-third of the participants stopped using the GLP-1 during the study and reverted to their previous habits. Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025 Democrats have maintained that the maps are temporary and will only be in effect for the 2026, 2028 and 2030 elections, after which redistricting power will revert to the nonpartisan state Citizens Redistricting Commission. Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 19 Dec. 2025 YouTube’s position is that the channels’ decision to revert to their previous behavior violated its spam and misleading-metadata policies. Jake Kanter, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2025 With Diggs officially out against the Vikings, decisions must be made quickly about Dallas' $97 million investment before Week 16 versus the Los Angeles Chargers, or their cornerback will revert to IR to finish the season. Briana Aldridge, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for revert to

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“Revert to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revert%20to. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.

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