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
Sandberg, who unveiled a statue of his likeness outside Wrigley Field in June 2024, announced in December of that year that his prostate cancer had relapsed and spread to other organs.
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Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2026
After finding out about the affair, her mother, a recovering alcoholic, relapsed and had to be hospitalized.
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Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
1 June 2026
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.
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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.
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Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
14 May 2026
Has Jinx relapsed in plain sight?
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Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
6 May 2026
However, in 2025, Hadid appeared to have relapsed, posting photos of herself in a hospital bed.
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Grace Gavilanes,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
But West has rebounded and relapsed several times since then, including a string of arrests.
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Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
30 Mar. 2026
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2026
After finding out about the affair, her mother, a recovering alcoholic, relapsed and had to be hospitalized.
—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
1 June 2026
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.
—
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
But West has rebounded and relapsed several times since then, including a string of arrests.
—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relapsed
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The testing also showed that after a time, the chromium reverted back to nontoxic form.
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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.
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Since his status lapsed, Ortega started a GoFundMe in case his renewal doesn’t come in time for the new semester.
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When the Fenway Sports Group left, city, county, and Hill District leaders criticized the group's lack of fulfilling commitments when developmental rights lapsed.
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“Relapsed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relapsed. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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