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Recent Examples of retroactive
The quarterback, seeking a retroactive medical redshirt, had intended to return to Mississippi next season.
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Glynn A. Hill, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2026
In addition to broader lawsuits claiming the tax is unconstitutional, taxpayers who leave before November could claim the retroactive date violates due process, according to attorneys.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
Several companies are facing multibillion-dollar retroactive tax assessments that go back four to five years.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
Slaughter said the resignation was retroactive and effective Tuesday, according to the email.
—Tracey McManus, Dallas Morning News, 7 Jan. 2026
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Glynn A. Hill, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2026
In addition to broader lawsuits claiming the tax is unconstitutional, taxpayers who leave before November could claim the retroactive date violates due process, according to attorneys.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
Several companies are facing multibillion-dollar retroactive tax assessments that go back four to five years.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
Slaughter said the resignation was retroactive and effective Tuesday, according to the email.
—Tracey McManus, Dallas Morning News, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retroactive
Adjective
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The retrospective study would analyze existing health records to identify patterns linked to historical pollution exposure.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Yeah, so the law has this long-standing distinction between what the lawyers would call prospective relief and retrospective relief.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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What to know about the family The FBI has been assisting Pima County investigators in the case, providing technical and analytical support, such as going through cell phone and cell tower data, conducting interviews and reviewing tips.—
Helen Rummel,
AZCentral.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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Yet those assumptions have not been tested through a new Traffic Impact and Access Study — the standard tool for evaluating projects of this scale — nor through a consistent analytical framework.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
31 Jan. 2026
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The general mood is meditative, focused, loose, and minimal; the gorgeous arrangements are slightly askew and rich with texture.—
Mark Richardson,
Pitchfork,
3 Feb. 2026
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In the spa’s 18-foot healing tent, singing bowls and gongs create a meditative soundscape during a sound-healing session or an invigorating ice bath.—
Natasha Amar,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Celebrity manicurist Julie Kandalec created this gorgeous look by layering a reflective, shimmery pink over a true red polish.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
31 Jan. 2026
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These reflective masses of relatively young material were deposited many millions of years ago during cataclysmic asteroid strikes that excavated vast basins on the lunar surface.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Duncan Simmons is a very taciturn, contemplative 16-year-old who's been through a lot.—
Ross Guidotti,
CBS News,
31 Jan. 2026
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Weisz gives two of her best performances — aggressive and sinister here, meek and contemplative there — to craft a diabolical portrait of primal codependency.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Jan. 2026
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Volpe never pushes for emotional effect, showing restraint with her use of Oliver Coates’ melancholy, pensive score.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Jan. 2026
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Mashal was tall and stocky, with a gentle, pensive face.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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That doesn’t make sense to me as a logical move.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2026
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The logical solution, now that most of the desirable free-agent hitters are off the board, is for the Pirates to sign McCutchen to another one-year deal, then make the joint announcement that this season will be his last.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Documentarians Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard, who also gave us the ruminative Nick Cave portrait 20,000 Days on Earth (2014), use this as an elaborate framing device, the sort of oddball choice that doesn’t feel necessary yet also doesn’t detract from the goal at hand.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
26 Jan. 2026
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Contemplating passing seasons and dead flowers, Weir’s deep, lava lamp-like flow of a vocal is as sadly ruminative as Barlow’s lyrics.—
A.D. Amorosi,
Variety,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Retroactive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retroactive. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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