as in reverted
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 relapsed
Yet the economic health of households relapsed in 2022, when inflation spiked and those federal assistance programs began to expire, shrinking the social safety net at the same time millions of families were moving closer to the edge.
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Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 28 May 2026
Philip Sullivan, who runs the Florida Council on Compulsive Gambling’s helpline, said many under-21 prediction site users who reached out for help had relapsed from addictions to other betting platforms.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
Brown’s parole officer first notified police that the defendant had relapsed on crack cocaine and was expressing suicidal ideation on the morning of the shooting, prosecutors said.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 14 May 2026
Has Jinx relapsed in plain sight?
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 6 May 2026
However, in 2025, Hadid appeared to have relapsed, posting photos of herself in a hospital bed.
—Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Delonte West’s Recent String of Arrests West has rebounded and relapsed several times since then.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
But West has rebounded and relapsed several times since then, including a string of arrests.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
Davis, who has struggled with alcohol addiction, became sober 20 years ago, but relapsed after her ex-husband died from a fentanyl overdose, Valdez said.
—Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 9 Mar. 2026
Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 28 May 2026
Philip Sullivan, who runs the Florida Council on Compulsive Gambling’s helpline, said many under-21 prediction site users who reached out for help had relapsed from addictions to other betting platforms.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
Brown’s parole officer first notified police that the defendant had relapsed on crack cocaine and was expressing suicidal ideation on the morning of the shooting, prosecutors said.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 14 May 2026
Has Jinx relapsed in plain sight?
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 6 May 2026
However, in 2025, Hadid appeared to have relapsed, posting photos of herself in a hospital bed.
—Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Delonte West’s Recent String of Arrests West has rebounded and relapsed several times since then.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
But West has rebounded and relapsed several times since then, including a string of arrests.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
Davis, who has struggled with alcohol addiction, became sober 20 years ago, but relapsed after her ex-husband died from a fentanyl overdose, Valdez said.
—Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 9 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relapsed
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Musk is seeking to have Altman removed from the company's board, the company reverted back to a nonprofit, and have millions to be transferred to the charity arm at OpenAI.—
Jacob Rosen,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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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
Verb
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The Climb’s financing never materialized, prep was ceased, and by January 2025, the whole venture collapsed when rights to the film lapsed.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
3 June 2026
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The second extension lapsed on May 27 without a formal objection filed.—
Sara Germano,
Sportico.com,
3 June 2026
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“Relapsed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relapsed. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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