Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for atavisms
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Also inexplicable is the movie’s setting circa the dawn of COVID, where masks and quarantine come into play — though for many out there, that was surely a time when relapses were around the bend, the temptation of a bender without judgment and out of view very easily had.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
17 May 2026 -
Her therapist’s harm-reduction tactics helped at times, but the relapses kept coming.—
Lev Facher,
STAT,
14 May 2026
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The genuine returns from agentic AI sit in deeper process automation, where multi-step workflows run across systems with minimal human intervention.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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In a rare box office feat, the pic — made for under $1 million — also logged a 39% increase in box office returns during its second weekend.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
31 May 2026
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Watch for and prune out any reversions, which are individual shoots lacking variegation.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
8 Feb. 2026
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But there are a wide range of both broken skills and weapons (go try out Sturm), and some promised updates or nerf reversions don’t seem to have happened at all.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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But the Canes have had their lapses.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2026
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Sheriff Gregory Tony wanted to respond to a critical study by the Jensen Hughes consulting firm that found stunning communication lapses between the county’s airport division and the sheriff’s office.—
Steve Bousquet,
Sun Sentinel,
23 May 2026
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The engineering team that was building new features is now fighting regressions.—
Alberto Gimeno,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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The new drug will not reverse regressions that have already occurred.—
Elizabeth Chuck,
NBC news,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Atavisms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atavisms. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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