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
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
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
Months after his death, the Washington Post reported Irsay had relapsed and overdosed multiple times in the last five years, and was being treated by Haroutunian, who allegedly prescribed him opioids and ketamine.
—Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
But against the Hawks, the Warriors relapsed into old habits.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
Herrera admits she’s relapsed at times.
—Lucas Waldron, ProPublica, 6 Jan. 2026
After the transplant, the cancer went into remission but soon relapsed.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 30 Dec. 2025
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
Months after his death, the Washington Post reported Irsay had relapsed and overdosed multiple times in the last five years, and was being treated by Haroutunian, who allegedly prescribed him opioids and ketamine.
—Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
But against the Hawks, the Warriors relapsed into old habits.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
Herrera admits she’s relapsed at times.
—Lucas Waldron, ProPublica, 6 Jan. 2026
After the transplant, the cancer went into remission but soon relapsed.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 30 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relapsed
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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
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The third, introduced on April 16, added a system prompt instruction capping the model’s responses at 25 words between tool calls—a change Anthropic said measurably hurt coding quality before it was reverted four days later.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
24 Apr. 2026
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But federal lawmakers have recently noted people picked up by Immigration and Customs Enforcement after their DACA lapsed.—
Hallie Golden,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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But federal lawmakers have recently noted people picked up by ICE after their DACA lapsed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 May 2026
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“Relapsed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relapsed. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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