regresses 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of regress

regresses

2 of 2

noun

plural of regress

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of regresses
Noun
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 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 So perhaps the off-ramp is some disaster that regresses on social, technological, or political progress, knocking backward humanity’s millennia-long history of struggle and growth. Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for regresses
Verb
  • The deduction and the phase-out levels will increase by 1% a year until 2029, when the cap reverts back to the original $10,000.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Remodels stall, menu updates fall flat, and guest experience deteriorates.
    Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • This means green signals are inherently weaker, and when outdoor sunlight adds noise, the measurement range shrinks even further, and accuracy deteriorates.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Still, plenty of players have had fast starts to their careers only to be waylaid by health issues or bizarre regressions.
    Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
  • This includes scalable infrastructure that runs red team evaluations on every model update, integrating with CI/CD pipelines to catch possible regressions before deployment.
    David Talby, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • For the live finale on September 25, Kim Jae Joong returns as Planet Master after previously mentoring the participants during the show’s early episodes.
    Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Cynthia Erivo returns as Elphaba with the kind of voice that fills a room and a presence that anchors a world.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In September and October, the core of the Milky Way is visible as soon as twilight descends.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Each fisher who descends on Bristol Bay for the season can’t afford to take their eye off of the prize.
    Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Speaking of retreats, the garden leads to a two-wing guesthouse.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Recorded in home studios and retreats filled with friendships and free-spirited experimentation, Cripple Crow felt more like a collective effort than a solo project.
    Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Chronic financial stress raises cortisol levels, which, over time, damages the immune system, increases risk for hypertension and heart disease and worsens mental health.
    Dr. Melissa Weathersby, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • About 23% to 83% of people with the disease find that exposure to UV rays worsens their condition.
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Wind power ebbs and surges with the weather.
    Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 13 Aug. 2025

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“Regresses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regresses. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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