as in reversion
the act or an instance of returning to a usually worse state or condition
She discussed some ways to help avoid a relapse after quitting smoking. After a long period of cancer remission, he suffered a relapse.
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as in to revert
to return to a usually worse state or condition
After a few good months of keeping their rooms clean, the kids relapsed into their old untidy habits.
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Recent Examples of relapse
Steve Kopack, NBC news, 1 July 2025
By some estimates, only 20% of people with eating disorders get treatment, relapse rates are high, and most people never even get properly diagnosed.
—Time, 26 June 2025
New Atlas, 21 June 2025
There were several high-profile cases of doctors relapsing while in the program.
—Harriet Blair Rowan, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
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Noun
Some analysts believe the current relapse in tensions between the two men will be short-lived given Musk’s reliance on the government, and vice-versa.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 1 July 2025
By some estimates, only 20% of people with eating disorders get treatment, relapse rates are high, and most people never even get properly diagnosed.
—Time, 26 June 2025
Verb
And, importantly, while many patients benefited from the psychedelic treatment, the paper doesn’t deeply explore why some didn’t improve or relapsed.
—New Atlas, 21 June 2025
There were several high-profile cases of doctors relapsing while in the program.
—Harriet Blair Rowan, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relapse
Noun
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As a mean reversion trader, the goal is to identify these overreactions and take the other side when the setup aligns.—
Nishant Pant,
CNBC,
20 June 2025
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Overall, good old reversion to the mean likely is coming, Mazen states.—
Larry Light,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
Verb
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The House version reverts the increase to $2,000 after 2028.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
28 June 2025
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But the council reverted back to its initial version that aligns with the other cities, citing better consistency for the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office, which polices Del Mar, Solana Beach and Encinitas.—
Luke Harold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 June 2025
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Instead of interpreting disagreement as relational breakdown, emotionally healthy couples use conflict as a cue to renegotiate roles, clarify needs and update their understanding of each other’s internal worlds.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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See the National Weather Service's day-by-day breakdown below.—
Matthew Cupelli,
IndyStar,
14 July 2025
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The reasoning extends to assert that even without explicit congressional approval, funds could be allowed to lapse at year’s end in a manner mimicking a pocket veto of legislation.—
Doug Criscitello,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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While that period lapsed about a week ago, Paramount has yet to issue new guidance about its expectations.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
8 July 2025
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The eye-popping rates triggered a sharp recession, pushed unemployment to nearly 11%, and spurred widespread protests.—
Christopher Rugaber,
Chicago Tribune,
18 July 2025
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Hideo Kumano, Japanese chief economist at Dai-ichi Life Research Institute, warned if the U.S. tariffs are imposed on Japanese goods, Japan will likely see a recession.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 July 2025
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Chelsea has avoided major injury setbacks through its first five games.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
8 July 2025
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Work on Barca’s stadium has already suffered several setbacks, with an original return date of November 2024 long since passed.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
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Earlier reports about the cause of the crash were made in error by the fire department, Humphrey said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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Further details about the vehicles involved and the circumstances of the crash were not released Friday.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 July 2025
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Metallica famously initiated the landmark lawsuit against peer-to-peer file sharing company Napster in 2000, which led to further suits that ultimately caused the company's initial collapse.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
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Automatic proposal drafting, data ingestion, and benchmarking collapse non-billable hours, freeing margin that can be redeployed as fee discounts or reinvested in service upgrades or tooling.—
Noah Ohrner,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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“Relapse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relapse. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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