Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for backslides
Noun
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According to the police foundation, the centers have helped cut crime relapses from 85% in 2017 to a current 6%.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
28 Jan. 2026 -
After one character relapses, Clay is offered the empty room at a group home.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
25 Jan. 2026
Verb
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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
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There’s no true aspect of his game that stands out, and without a true calling card that could come back to haunt him if his shooting regresses.—
Tom Rende,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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But when a group of three men interrupts their work to drag Fu Sheng off on suspicion of theft, Grainier reverts back to that child who watched Chinese families being rounded up.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
24 Nov. 2025
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Alone and in pain, Carlson reverts back to a combat mindset and finds himself in a dark place.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
11 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Time Lord returns Holiday wasn’t the only ex-Celtic facing his former team for the first time Monday night.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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Sumrall returns 39 scholarship players, added more than two dozen transfers and welcomed 17 early enrollees from the 20-player 2026 signing class.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Backslides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backslides. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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