backslid

verb

past tense of backslide
as in relapsed

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  1. relapsed
  2. lapsed
  3. regressed
  4. reverted
  5. returned
Verb
  • Jasper, 40, has sought treatment and stabilized and relapsed several times in the past two years.
    — Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Rebecca Boumstein was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 16, then relapsed three years later.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of relapsed
Verb
  • In 2014, he was granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, though that status has since lapsed, the department said.
    — Aoife Walsh, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The rights to Divine Rivals lapsed, and Disney swooped in to acquire them.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of lapsed
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  • Following some seasons of incremental growth between FW23 and SS25, total curve representation has regressed or plateaued season after season, between 2-3%.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026
  • While there’s no replacing the back-to-back MVP, the Yankees had one of the worst offenses in baseball while Judge was out with the rib injury, and just about all of their returning hitters not named Rice regressed in 2026.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of regressed
Verb
  • In Tampa Bay’s 43-13 demolition of the Carolina Panthers, Young reverted to the form of his first two years with an offensive line that reverted, too.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2026
  • If performance reverted as soon as the executive left, the transformation was never complete.
    — Rob Versaw, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of reverted
Verb
  • Juries returned a verdict of death for Paige Lawyer, Christopher Turner and Jason Thornburg.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
  • After a period abroad, Ingunn returned determined to breathe life back into this corner of Lofoten.
    — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of returned
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