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
Doing so reverts both the gauge cluster and infotainment screen to Aston's native UI, the former almost instantly and the latter just a few seconds later.
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Michael Teo Van Runkle, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2025
Urban planner Jonathan Tarleton has highlighted another important issue: the danger of social housing reverting over time to private ownership, as has been the case with some cooperatives in New York City.
—Susanne Schindler, The Conversation, 7 July 2025
The majority of the slate, dominated by Paramount Pictures IP, will revert back to PTVS, which will develop series based on Paramount film titles moving forward, along with shows based on IP from the library of Miramax, 49% owned by Paramount.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2025
Redistricting power would then revert back to the nonpartisan Citizen Redistricting Commission in line with typical redistricting that comes after the decennial census.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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Michael Teo Van Runkle, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2025
Urban planner Jonathan Tarleton has highlighted another important issue: the danger of social housing reverting over time to private ownership, as has been the case with some cooperatives in New York City.
—Susanne Schindler, The Conversation, 7 July 2025
The majority of the slate, dominated by Paramount Pictures IP, will revert back to PTVS, which will develop series based on Paramount film titles moving forward, along with shows based on IP from the library of Miramax, 49% owned by Paramount.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2025
Redistricting power would then revert back to the nonpartisan Citizen Redistricting Commission in line with typical redistricting that comes after the decennial census.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revert
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Shedding salary and reducing their tax bill will help build future rosters when Jayson Tatum returns from rehabbing a torn Achilles.—
Bobby Krivitsky,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Martinez’s representatives had been in talks with Manchester United since the start of the year but no formal approach was made to Villa — a loan proposal — until the Argentina international returned for pre-season in July.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Revert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revert. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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