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Recent Examples of backslide
Michelle Konstantinovsky, Glamour, 25 Aug. 2025
The Editors, National Review, 27 June 2025
President Donald Trump's approval rating is backsliding, according to new polling.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
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Noun
In so many ways this decade has felt like a backslide into the normalization of not only eating disorder culture, but aesthetic obsession.
—Michelle Konstantinovsky, Glamour, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
Doubtless, there will be some backsliding — Spain has already been permitted as much, for now.
—The Editors, National Review, 27 June 2025
President Donald Trump's approval rating is backsliding, according to new polling.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backslide
Noun
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His decision to be open about the relapse was in part thanks to Bradley Cooper.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Curtis’ research has already led to identification of distinct genomic subtypes that predict a breast cancer relapse up to two decades after diagnosis.—
Mark Tatge,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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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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The ruling came in response to a filing brought on behalf of defendants in New Jersey, who argued that Habba lacked legal authority to prosecute them after her 120-day interim appointment lapsed in July.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This regression incurs significant costs.—
Douglas B. Laney,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Galton, who coined the term eugenics, pioneered correlation and regression and used these tools to argue that traits like intelligence and morality were heritable and should be managed through selective breeding.—
Craig Spencer,
The Atlantic,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The president has similarly hinted at soon reverting the Department of Defense to the Department of War, the name the Cabinet’s military department bore from 1789 until 1947.—
Christian Datoc,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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After issuing its conclusion on Thursday, the DOE gave Denver Public Schools the opportunity to revert the all-gender restrooms back to ones separated by gender or risk further enforcement actions.—
Sonam Sheth
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Even a partial reversion to historical valuation multiples implies meaningful upside.—
Sasirekha Subramanian,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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To De Luca and Abdy, making that $90-million picture with a reversion deal was a judgment call based on prior results.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Or maybe Purdy will continue to regress.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Whether the Commanders can catch the Eagles already likely depends on whether Daniels builds on his rookie season or hits a sophomore slump and regresses after Washington was the best fourth-down team in history last season.—
David Wilson,
Miami Herald,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Visa retrogression might become more of an issue for Indian and Chinese applicants who invest under the high-unemployment category due to its more limited availability.—
Sam Silverman,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Does the Senate really want to put in office a secretary with zero medical training, who believes in raw milk and not in the extraordinary benefits of vaccinations, without asking him about such retrogression?—
Arthur House,
Hartford Courant,
22 Nov. 2024
Verb
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After making a positive impact on Richie (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) in her season 2 debut, Chef Terry returned in the season 3 finale to deliver a moving speech about the importance of a restaurant being service to the customer — not the food itself.—
Carson Blackwelder,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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There is doubt, though, the Razorbacks will return for future games.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Backslide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backslide. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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