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Recent Examples of backslide
Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Injuries played a major role in the backslide as Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner, Jalen Suggs, and Moe Wagner all missed significant time.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Oct. 2025
Nic Cheeseman, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
But a new report warns that corporate America runs the risk of backsliding.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 9 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Natomas Unified seemed to struggle this year, seeing a slight backslide in the number of students meeting standards in ELA and only a slight increase in math.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Injuries played a major role in the backslide as Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner, Jalen Suggs, and Moe Wagner all missed significant time.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
As the capability gap between authoritarian and democratic networks widens, authoritarian rule has become easier to sustain and democratic backsliding harder to combat.
—Nic Cheeseman, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
But a new report warns that corporate America runs the risk of backsliding.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 9 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backslide
Noun
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The incentive, Kennedy argued, is therefore not to kickstart long-term recovery but to enable a highly profitable and often deadly circle of rehab and relapse.—
Lev Facher,
STAT,
2 Feb. 2026
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In 2020, the actor, who has struggled with substance abuse, suffered a relapse and was arrested in Texas for allegedly inhaling air duster.—
Andrew Walsh,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The Senate passed the bipartisan package on Friday evening, but funding for several major agencies lapsed early Saturday morning when the House failed to act, triggering a partial shutdown that has furloughed workers and forced others to work without pay.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
2 Feb. 2026
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The House is not returning until Monday, ensuring funding will lapse for parts of the government, at least temporarily.—
Meg Kinnard,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Alas, the Clippers continued their extreme regression to the mean and formally passed the Portland Trail Blazers in the West standings.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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Concerns about his height (6-foot-1-inch), regression in 2025 and arm overconfidence are valid.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Conversely, a continual underperformance in revenue and operating income growth for Tapestry would strengthen the assertion that the stock is overpriced in relation to its competitors, yet might not revert soon.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 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
Noun
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Williams, Barmore and the rest of New England’s pass rushers will look to force a reversion to Darnold’s regular-season habits.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
4 Feb. 2026
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Investing in stocks with low valuations or those trading considerably below their peak values while still maintaining strong margins affords investors the chance to benefit from mean reversion and potential re-rating of valuations.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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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,
3 Feb. 2026
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Darnold regressed in his third year, throwing for nine touchdowns and 11 interceptions in 12 starts.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
1 Feb. 2026
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This book is all about the fight to stem the tide of retrogression.—
Ken Makin,
Christian Science Monitor,
19 Nov. 2025
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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
Verb
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Ukrainian officials said 150 Ukrainian servicemen and seven civilians returned from Russian captivity.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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Austin Reaves, who was playing in his second game after returning from a 19-game absence, scores 13 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Backslide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backslide. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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