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Recent Examples of backslide
Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
The White House is nonetheless fielding complaints, made in private and public, from Republicans who believe Trump is encroaching on Congress’s power of taxation and threatening to send the United States into an economic backslide.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025
Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2026
Much of that strategy continues today, with officials expressing confidence the city will not backslide into its violent past.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 5 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Life Is Beautiful pulls the Atlanta vet into the mind-meld that yielded the formidable 2023 Al and June full length The Great Escape, and the trio disappears into a spirited boom-bap backslide together.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
The White House is nonetheless fielding complaints, made in private and public, from Republicans who believe Trump is encroaching on Congress’s power of taxation and threatening to send the United States into an economic backslide.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
His record at other ATP Tour events was reasonable, despite issues with his physicality and a feeling of backsliding in his game.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2026
Much of that strategy continues today, with officials expressing confidence the city will not backslide into its violent past.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 5 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backslide
Noun
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That lasts for at least five years for about half of all people with Crohn's who are treated properly, according to the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation, though occasional relapses are not unusual.—
Korin Miller,
SELF,
31 Mar. 2026
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Prescribers also have to contend with a lack of information about the long term effects of GLP-1 usage, which becomes especially dangerous when a return to form doesn’t just include weight loss but a possible relapse to life-threatening substance abuse.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The contract lapsed at midnight March 31.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Apr. 2026
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Lake County Prosecutor Bernard Carter did not clarify why the case lapsed for more than two decades.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Doctors warned the family to expect regression and limited mobility.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
7 Apr. 2026
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Also, Goldman’s framework rests not on a direct count of jobs lost to AI and jobs created by AI in real time, but on inferences derived from a regression analysis.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But Indiana's growth is projected to slow significantly in the coming decades as natural increase — births outnumbering deaths — gradually reverts into natural decrease.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
31 Mar. 2026
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Health inspectors ordered the plumbing works to be reverted before the establishment reopened.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The announcement amounts to a reversion back to the bill the Senate passed last week that would have funded all of DHS except for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and parts of Customs and Border Protection.—
Justin Papp,
CNBC,
1 Apr. 2026
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Approaches such as momentum trading, mean reversion, and hedging can be applied.—
Felysha Walker,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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That applies the same to the New Jersey Devils and Philadelphia Flyers in the East, and even the Florida Panthers with how Gustav Forsling’s game has regressed this season.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
25 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
Noun
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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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What is taken, what is returned, and what forms of continuity are made possible?—
Manuela Moscoso,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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Depending on the state where the trust is held, it can be terminated altogether if the beneficiaries consent, returning the assets to the parents.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Backslide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backslide. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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