1
as in reverse
a change in status for the worse usually temporarily
the company's long-term strategy is sound, and they should be able to weather this latest reversal
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as in turnaround
a changing from one policy or point of view to virtually its exact opposite
parents need to be consistent in their discipline policy, as reversals will only undermine the whole process
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Recent Examples of reversal
The reversal came on the heels of the State Court of Appeals ruling earlier this week that Adams’ administration could, in fact, move forward with enrolling the city’s roughly 250,000 municipal retirees in the controversial Medicare Advantage plan.
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Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 20 June 2025
In a reversal of the trend in recent days, most sectors are in the green — including travel, which is up 1.2% — while oil and gas shares are down 0.6%.
—Ganesh Rao,chloe Taylor,jenni Reid, CNBC, 20 June 2025
What To Know These policy reversals have been attributed by the states' Democratic leaders to mounting budget deficits and rising program costs.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
The Trump administration’s policy reversal and resulting mootness justify that outcome under standard precedent, the filing argues.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 16 June 2025
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Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 20 June 2025
In a reversal of the trend in recent days, most sectors are in the green — including travel, which is up 1.2% — while oil and gas shares are down 0.6%.
—Ganesh Rao,chloe Taylor,jenni Reid, CNBC, 20 June 2025
What To Know These policy reversals have been attributed by the states' Democratic leaders to mounting budget deficits and rising program costs.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
The Trump administration’s policy reversal and resulting mootness justify that outcome under standard precedent, the filing argues.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reversal
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Prosecutors allege this is the moment Read put her Lexus SUV in reverse and pressed on the gas, striking O’Keefe and scattering pieces of her vehicle’s taillight across the scene.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
16 June 2025
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Read conducted and a crash reconstruction report showing Read’s SUV moving 87 feet in reverse at about the time O’Keefe’s car locked for the last time.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
16 June 2025
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Measure Continuously: Track before-and-after metrics: turnaround time, report accuracy, downstream cost of care and patient satisfaction.—
Yidi Xu,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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To some newer residents, the vacant lot may be better recognized as the turnaround point for Boise’s Turkey Day 5K race on Thanksgiving.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
26 June 2025
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Senate Republicans hit a major setback in their race to pass a massive tax and spending package on Thursday, as a chamber official ruled against a key provision to get the conference on board to vote for the plan by week's end.—
Claudia Grisales,
NPR,
26 June 2025
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The ruling is a major setback for Republican leadership, who are under pressure to expeditiously move it to the Senate floor to meet Trump's Fourth of July deadline for passage.—
Allison Pecorin,
ABC News,
26 June 2025
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In addition to excessive force, the complaint claimed denial of medical care, governmental liability, supervisory liability, wrongful death and survival action, and that the actions of the law enforcement officers constituted a violation of the Arkansas Civil Rights Act of 1993.—
Dale Ellis,
Arkansas Online,
19 June 2025
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In the wake of the MAGA movement’s dual 2020 loss of both the Trump presidency and the subsequent campaign of election denial, the conservative operative Steve Bannon called for a new electoral strategy.—
Ira Wells
June 18,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2025
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That’s a turnabout for the governor, who had mentioned those communities last year and in other previous statements recognizing the shooting on June 12, 2016.—
Steven Lemongello,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 June 2025
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The turnabout may have to do with the recent financial troubles at Tesla.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
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Britain is not the only country pressed into making a volte-face.—
London Business School,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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The realities of Putin’s momentum, coupled with Washington’s volte-face, have led to a clear mood shift in Kyiv.—
Daryna Mayer,
NBC News,
13 Feb. 2025
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Arguments for return-to-office would need to be compelling to convince voters and lawmakers that Newsom’s about-face is the better policy for the state and its workers.—
Erik Skindrud,
Mercury News,
19 June 2025
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But five days later, the attorney general did an about-face in his follow-up letter to the agencies, drawing the judge’s wrath in a lawsuit brought in Miami federal court by an immigration coalition and others challenging the constitutionality of the state law.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2025
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Their only hesitation were their concerns for his future.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
26 June 2025
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These travelers pausing their U.S. visits aren't swearing off the U.S. forever, but their hesitation shows the country's current political actions aren't going unnoticed.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
23 June 2025
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“Reversal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reversal. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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