as in reverting
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 relapsing
Irsay’s trips to the hospital were largely private under an agreement with medical staff, according to the Post, which says a handful of people in his orbit grew concerned about him possibly relapsing into addiction.
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Sean Neumann, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Sean Neumann, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Other changes include renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and reverting Alaska's Denali mountain to Mount McKinley.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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The president has similarly hinted at soon reverting the Department of Defense to the Department of War, the name the Cabinet’s military department bore from 1789 until 1947.—
Christian Datoc,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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Not only that, the rights would soon be up for grabs after lapsing at Disney.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Relapsing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relapsing. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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