Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for backslid
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Davis, who has struggled with alcohol addiction, became sober 20 years ago, but relapsed after her ex-husband died from a fentanyl overdose, Valdez said.—
Jessica Seaman,
Denver Post,
9 Mar. 2026 -
Months after his death, the Washington Post reported Irsay had relapsed and overdosed multiple times in the last five years, and was being treated by Haroutunian, who allegedly prescribed him opioids and ketamine.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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The programs lapsed five months ago.—
Noelle Harff,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Mar. 2026
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The callout rate for unscheduled absences by frontline officers jumped to an average of 6% during the current shutdown, compared with about 2% before government funding lapsed, according to CBS News, citing TSA statistics.—
Amanda Musa,
CNN Money,
16 Mar. 2026
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Since returning to the court after a three-game absence on Thursday, James has filled his role to a T, one that has regressed production-wise with Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves fully healthy and available.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
17 Mar. 2026
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That projection is based on the player’s performance in each metric over the last three seasons (five for goalies), weighted for recency where more recent seasons carry more significance and regressed to the mean.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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The Tigers then reverted their number to $19 million in their official filing, while Skubal and Boras filed at $32 million, based on Boras’ argument that MLB’s CBA allows for fifth-year players to compare themselves to any player in the league.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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Stoutmire reverted back to his comfort factor with the Razorback staff when asked what stood out about his trip to Fayetteville.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 Jan. 2026
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When the inspector returned for the callback inspection, there were six dead roaches and seven live roaches.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2026
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The series became a cult hit for HBO after its first season in 2005, then returned for an encore nine years later in 2014.—
Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Backslid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backslid. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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