as in to return
to go back to a previous and usually lower state or level
after the national emergency had passed, the political parties abandoned their shotgun unity and reverted to their partisan squabbling
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Recent Examples of revert
The rights to Fixed reverted back to Sony, which tossed shopped the project into the market, for Netflix to fetch.
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2025
The House passed a stopgap spending bill to avoid a government shutdown in March, but the bill reverted Washington to its 2024 budget until Congress can pass new appropriations by Oct. 1.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 10 June 2025
Perhaps Faust reverting back to his old superstitions helped, too.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 17 May 2025
At this point, investors may need to wait for more concrete information on the economy and trade before the recent uptick for stocks can become a true rally, or revert back to a recessionary market.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2025
The House passed a stopgap spending bill to avoid a government shutdown in March, but the bill reverted Washington to its 2024 budget until Congress can pass new appropriations by Oct. 1.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 10 June 2025
Perhaps Faust reverting back to his old superstitions helped, too.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 17 May 2025
At this point, investors may need to wait for more concrete information on the economy and trade before the recent uptick for stocks can become a true rally, or revert back to a recessionary market.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revert
return
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This experience showed me that luxury brands don't return as clients for pretty things alone.—
Kristina Fitzpatrick,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Hammer agreed with Khalil’s lawyers and ordered that the green card be returned.—
Armando Garcia,
ABC News,
20 June 2025
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“Revert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revert. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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