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Recent Examples of retroactive
Yes—federal employees are guaranteed retroactive pay once a government shutdown ends, thanks to a 2019 law passed by Congress.
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Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
The city, on the other hand, proposed a 5% wage increase on 2023 salaries, with no retroactive backpay.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
The rule isn't retroactive, but applies to all new contracts and renewals or amendments to existing ones.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 25 Sep. 2025
However, scientists have been more divided on concepts called retroactive and proactive memory enhancement.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2025
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Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
The city, on the other hand, proposed a 5% wage increase on 2023 salaries, with no retroactive backpay.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
The rule isn't retroactive, but applies to all new contracts and renewals or amendments to existing ones.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 25 Sep. 2025
However, scientists have been more divided on concepts called retroactive and proactive memory enhancement.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retroactive
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In the new research by Alliance Medical Ltd—presented today at the 38th Annual Congress of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine—the team performed a retrospective case series review of these scans in patients taking GLP-1 agonists.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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There were additional plans to film a retrospective episode, but that was also scrapped.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
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This combination of liberal arts and engineering disciplines provided her with both analytical thinking skills and technical expertise, which would prove handy in her later roles in Silicon Valley.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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Douglas is ranked sixth out of 104 qualifying cornerback by Pro Football Focus’ analytic site, and Jones is ranked 35th.—
Omar Kelly
October 2,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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For me, building is both art and play, but also a meditative counterbalance to my everyday computer work.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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But places that earn chuckles could be getting gasps and guffaws; moments that feel generally meditative could be devastating, if Lloyd were more interested in character work and less in mise en scène.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
29 Sep. 2025
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His reflective blue shades were perched atop a baseball cap, obscuring much of his face.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025
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The pride in Plough’s expressions and the tone of his voice was reflective of the theme that every victory is to be savored in this rough-and-tumble sport, one in which no one weeps for the wounded.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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Becerra, known for exploring themes of social and familial rupture—draws on his own teenage experiences to craft a raw, contemplative portrait of youth on the edge.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
24 Sep. 2025
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Cam, who grieves his father throughout the film, allowed Withers to show that even the toughest men in the world have their contemplative moments.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
18 Sep. 2025
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Stephen depicts the women’s schooltime bond in hypnotic flashbacks, and their separation largely through absence itself, with gliding, pensive shots of places—rooms, buildings, streets—where the women have been and may be again but which, onscreen, are vacant.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
2 Oct. 2025
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While she's drawn toward mindful and pensive reads, the former Today host appreciates some powerful fiction as well.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
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Those seemingly chaotic kids are on their way to more obviously logical behavior soon.—
Celeste Kidd,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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Things had crumbled enough that Sasaki emerged as a logical option.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Retroactive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retroactive. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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