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Recent Examples of retroactive
Slaughter said the resignation was retroactive and effective Tuesday, according to the email.
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Tracey McManus, Dallas Morning News, 7 Jan. 2026
Do the Coyotes records suddenly get chopped, in a retroactive sense?
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
Because many of the bill’s tax cuts were retroactive to the start of 2025, workers did not see the benefits in their weekly paychecks during the year.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2025
The legislation enacted new tax breaks retroactive to 2025, including no tax on some overtime and tipped income, according to CBS News.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Dec. 2025
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Tracey McManus, Dallas Morning News, 7 Jan. 2026
Do the Coyotes records suddenly get chopped, in a retroactive sense?
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
Because many of the bill’s tax cuts were retroactive to the start of 2025, workers did not see the benefits in their weekly paychecks during the year.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2025
The legislation enacted new tax breaks retroactive to 2025, including no tax on some overtime and tipped income, according to CBS News.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retroactive
Adjective
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In heralding the occasion with this exclusive interview, the always engaging historian adds a distinguished grace note to the retrospective tone of City & Shore magazine’s 25th Anniversary Issue.—
Greg Carannante,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Jan. 2026
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The retrospective observational study looked at 1,903 patients 65 and older who underwent rehabilitation at the hospital from April 2017 to March 2024, according to a press release.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
26 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Sure, but with Tilis and his analytical and financial teams around, expect for those moves to be dissected and discussed thoroughly to reach a decision.—
Mike Kaye
Updated January 13,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Jan. 2026
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In the decades since, analytical philosophers have produced all manner of models meant to explain how consciousness arises.—
Dan Turello,
New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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With a meaningful, intuitive approach to wellness, the program—currently spanning properties in Park City, Utah, and the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia—offers anything and everything from hands-on craft experiences to meditative massages.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
10 Jan. 2026
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While freshwater fishing is often calm and meditative, saltwater fishing can feel like a contact sport.—
Francesca Krempa,
Outside,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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If natural light isn't sufficient, install grow lights or use reflective surfaces.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Jan. 2026
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Stewart has explained the film as being designed as a reflective experience for the audience that unflinchingly shows the subconscious ways memory lives within the human body.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
13 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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While wrestling is physical and intense, golf is more contemplative.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Jan. 2026
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There, the tea ceremony was both a contemplative act and an occasion to display Chinese calligraphy, paintings and ceramics.—
The Conversation,
The Conversation,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Despite this, one of the more poignant bronzes her mother made at this time is of Flora, seated quietly in an armchair, the curve of her body and downcast expression manifesting her pensive mood.—
Fiona Donovan,
Vanity Fair,
30 Dec. 2025
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There’s Walter’s serene cello and Marjorie’s pensive, slightly coy violin, sometimes playful or petulant or, still, a little vain and secretive — other times thin and trembling, lost in the haze of dementia.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
9 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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But logical arguments won't change a person's mind unless the emotional foundation is also addressed.—
Gwen Faulkenberry,
Arkansas Online,
15 Jan. 2026
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All in all, the Wave For 2 seems like a logical addition to a lineup that was previously focused on family camper vans for four to six people.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
14 Jan. 2026
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Set in Los Angeles, this ruminative novel alternates in perspective between a blockbuster actor, his best friend and sometime lover, and an aspiring screenwriter.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
1 Dec. 2025
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Scarlet feels like his biggest movie yet, a ruminative war picture that stages medieval battles and pitches its characters through the mortal coil and back.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Retroactive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retroactive. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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