Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for backslid
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Both were treated with heavy antibiotic regimens and recovered, though patient 2 relapsed in November, requiring another hospital stay.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
22 Aug. 2025 -
Having relapsed several times, Gabaldon aims to be a mentor so that his customers do not just end up in jail or undergo rehabilitation and are left to fend for themselves after that.—
Jorge Garcia,
Reuters,
21 Aug. 2025
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Even though Row’s brain damage arguments were not presented in past appeals, the deadline to do so has lapsed, Moeller wrote.—
Kevin Fixler
September 5,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Sep. 2025
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Thousands of calls also went unanswered after a contract for call center staff lapsed.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
26 Aug. 2025
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But the team has struggled to find any sort of chemistry or consistency, and the Sky, who are 9-30 this season after finishing 13-27 a year ago, have actually regressed in what was supposed to be a launch-forward year for star Angel Reese.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Not coincidentally, many of the SEC’s highest-profile QBs in 2024 — Georgia’s Carson Beck, Alabama’s Jalen Milroe, even Texas’ Quinn Ewers — regressed from the year before.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
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The rest of the patch notes include a ton of AI changes, some balance changes for the hardcore wipe, which is still proving controversial despite a lot of the most egregious changes being reverted already, and a big list of bug fixes.—
Mike Stubbs,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Some realized remote was the way to go, while others reverted and pushed workers back to offices.—
Toni Ann Careccio-Pisano,
Forbes,
16 Dec. 2024
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For her performance about an hour later, Gaga returned on video from MSG and in the middle of the red and black motif that signals the opening of her Mayhem Ball tour.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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Even when Clark returned, her performance was uneven.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Backslid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backslid. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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