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present tense third-person singular of regress

regresses

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noun

plural of regress

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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
  • Breaking them down to save for a later date isn’t enough, as bugs will still nestle their way in even as the cardboard deteriorates.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Advertisement Our hygiene deteriorates.
    Eli Sharabi, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Most leading teams keep an audit trail so regressions don’t slip through the cracks and improvements are visible to all stakeholders.
    Sebastian Crossa, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Grey's Anatomy returns for season 22 as well as all of CBS's new (count me in for Boston Blue, which is the Blue Bloods spin-off) and returning shows.
    Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Chinese director Zhang Lu, fresh from winning the Busan International Film Festival’s Best Picture Award for Gloaming In Luomu, is premiering Mothertongue, starring Bai Baihe as an actress who returns home to her native Sichuan Province.
    Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Slide Away then descends on Los Angeles’ Hollywood Palladium on May 29 and 30 with Cryogeyser, Mint Field, Ovlov, Seko, and Terraplana rounding out the lineup.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The slow ascent lasts about half a mile before the trail descends down a hillside.
    Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • And their intention is either pure, uninhibited relaxation or highly personalized holistic retreats that the resort refers to as Wellness Paths.
    Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Some families schedule regular meetings, while others plan retreats that allow time both for recreation and thoughtful dialogue.
    Bruce Helmer, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Usually starting in a person's early to mid-40s, presbyopia typically worsens until age 65, according to the American Optometric Association.
    Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
  • During Bilbao’s Semana Grande, Jone lives her first love with Olga, as her father’s Parkinson’s illness worsens.
    Callum McLennan, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Game predictions Fowler, thanks to his preternatural understanding of this franchise’s flows and ebbs, somehow stayed perfect after the Panthers’ shutout win last week.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2025
  • After a layoff, employee trust ebbs, burnout can increase and quiet quitting can become an attractive option for many workers.
    Mark C. Perna, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025

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“Regresses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regresses. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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