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as in reverted
to go back to a previous and usually lower state or level
in extreme circumstances, people sometimes regress to the behavior they exhibited in childhood
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as in deteriorated
to become worse or of less value
the annual celebration has regressed to the point where it's nothing more than an excuse to get drunk
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Recent Examples of regressed
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.
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Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 7 May 2026
Smith’s play has regressed over the past two seasons.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026
The junior right-hander was a tad off her game and has regressed somewhat since her spectacular sophomore season.
—Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 30 Apr. 2026
Since then, the team has regressed in the postseason.
—Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Since then, the club has regressed in the postseason.
—CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
The starting rotation is still quite good, though has regressed to 10th in MLB in ERA.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
Ceci and Dumoulin had little positive impact on the Kings, who slipped in terms of defensive effectiveness, regressed tremendously in the transition game and plummeted all the way to 30th of 32 teams on the penalty kill.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 18 Apr. 2026
Braun regressed to 30% from 3-point range this season while battling an ankle injury.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 7 May 2026
Smith’s play has regressed over the past two seasons.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026
The junior right-hander was a tad off her game and has regressed somewhat since her spectacular sophomore season.
—Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 30 Apr. 2026
Since then, the team has regressed in the postseason.
—Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Since then, the club has regressed in the postseason.
—CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
The starting rotation is still quite good, though has regressed to 10th in MLB in ERA.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
Ceci and Dumoulin had little positive impact on the Kings, who slipped in terms of defensive effectiveness, regressed tremendously in the transition game and plummeted all the way to 30th of 32 teams on the penalty kill.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 18 Apr. 2026
Braun regressed to 30% from 3-point range this season while battling an ankle injury.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for regressed
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In 2017, Neverland Ranch was reverted back to its original name of Sycamore Valley Ranch, per Billboard.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
26 Apr. 2026
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The third, introduced on April 16, added a system prompt instruction capping the model’s responses at 25 words between tool calls—a change Anthropic said measurably hurt coding quality before it was reverted four days later.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Even the city emblem right in front of City Hall is deteriorated.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2026
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Mohammadi, who has been imprisoned in Zanjan Prison in the northwest since her arrest in December, was transferred last Friday to a local hospital after her health sharply deteriorated.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
8 May 2026
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Angels pitcher Alek Manoah returned from Tommy John surgery that had sidelined him since May 29, 2024, and faced his former team for the first time.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2026
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In February 2024, the DNA returned a match to Trepanier, whose DNA had been submitted in a separate case.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
8 May 2026
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After his condition worsened, he was medically evacuated to South Africa on April 27, where he is currently hospitalized in an intensive care unit.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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The turbines reportedly worsened air pollution problems around Memphis, and led to persistent protests against xAI's work in the region.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
6 May 2026
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Walls crumbled and the roof collapsed.—
Zohreh Saberi,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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Alaska Time would have awoken them as the north fjord wall crumbled just in front of the retreating tongue of the South Sawyer Glacier.—
Megan I. Gannon,
Scientific American,
6 May 2026
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And mere days before the art world descended on Venice for the preview week, the entire jury resigned, presumably related to their prior decision to exclude countries charged with crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court, which would include both Israel and Russia.—
Leigh Anne Miller,
ARTnews.com,
7 May 2026
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But nothing has replaced the void left by mining, which, though dangerous and poorly paid, galvanized those who descended into the earth with working-class pride and purpose.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
6 May 2026
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Kazarian declined to comment further on Friday afternoon.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2026
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The Padres placed Cruz on the restricted list in mid-March and have declined further comment.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
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“Regressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regressed. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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