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Recent Examples of backslide
Jonathan A. Greenblatt, HollywoodReporter, 29 May 2025
Members of the party say that Democrats need to shore up their identity among the key demographic and better address their economic anxieties, among other prescriptions, amid concerns that the party could further backslide with that voting bloc.
—Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 28 May 2025
Amid the country’s recent backsliding around LGBTQ acceptance, there could be a topical aspect to Benny’s main conflict.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 15 May 2025
The city has been backsliding in its commitment to move people from the dole to work.
—Stephen Eide, National Review, 3 May 2025
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Verb
Social media companies need to stop backsliding on their responsibility to fight hate today.
—Jonathan A. Greenblatt, HollywoodReporter, 29 May 2025
Members of the party say that Democrats need to shore up their identity among the key demographic and better address their economic anxieties, among other prescriptions, amid concerns that the party could further backslide with that voting bloc.
—Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 28 May 2025
Amid the country’s recent backsliding around LGBTQ acceptance, there could be a topical aspect to Benny’s main conflict.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 15 May 2025
The city has been backsliding in its commitment to move people from the dole to work.
—Stephen Eide, National Review, 3 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backslide
Noun
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The goal is to make it through the rest of the season without a relapse and to hit the playoffs in peak condition.—
Vitas Carosella,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Crisler said Milton struggles with alcohol addiction and was sober working for four months at a Chipotle restaurant, but a relapse resulted in the April 25 break-in.—
Quinlan Bentley,
The Enquirer,
3 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The Oscars have been in play since this spring when the Academy’s exclusive negotiating window with the ceremony’s longtime broadcaster ABC lapsed.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
17 Aug. 2025
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Not only that, the rights would soon be up for grabs after lapsing at Disney.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Even with a good arsenal, Horton experienced some regression in his velocity and effectiveness following his Tommy John surgery.—
Bernie Pleskoff,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Having finished 10th last season, a regression looks likely, though relegation — as predicted by a fair few of our staff — may be a step too far in a negative direction.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The majority of the slate, dominated by Paramount Pictures IP, will revert back to PTVS, which will develop series based on Paramount film titles moving forward, along with shows based on IP from the library of Miramax, 49% owned by Paramount.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
11 Aug. 2025
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Redistricting power would then revert back to the nonpartisan Citizen Redistricting Commission in line with typical redistricting that comes after the decennial census.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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But resisting a reversion to the baseline aggression when matches get stressful has remained a big challenge for Świątek.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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And for mean reversion traders, that’s exactly the kind of set-up that gets us interested.—
Nishant Pant,
CNBC,
29 July 2025
Verb
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The latter regressed in his second season in Chicago, with his sack total dropping from 12 1/5 (between Washington and Chicago) to 5 1/2.—
Phil Rogers,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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The 26-year-old defensive end publicly requested to be traded from the Cowboys last week after it was reported that contract negotiations between himself and the team had actually regressed since the end of the season.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 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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Texas Democrats return home Democrats in the Texas House of Representatives returned to Austin on Monday after leaving the state two weeks ago in protest of a Republican plan to redraw congressional maps to help the party gain seats in 2026.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
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Those memories will no doubt return Thursday evening, when Adams and his Aztecs teammates go aboard the Midway for SDSU’s annual kickoff event.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Aug. 2025
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