as in to revert
to go back to a previous and usually lower state or level
the quality of research at the university lab has begun to retrogress since the massive budget cuts went into effect
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Recent Examples of retrogress
After the 1960s, after the switch in—the shift in the strategy to gaining political clout, a lot of those trends stalled, slowed, even retrogressed.
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WSJ, 3 July 2017
WSJ, 3 July 2017
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Adams started Bad Records a number of years ago as a home for his catalog, much of which has reverted back to him from Universal (which bought PolyGram, which had purchased his original label home, A&M).—
Melinda Newman,
Billboard,
23 Apr. 2025
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Upon a Time in Hollywood would revert from the studio to Tarantino 30 years after its theatrical release.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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Ebrard, who is sixty-five, with a fringe of graying hair, had just returned from his fifth trip to Washington in a little more than a month.—
Stephania Taladrid,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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One of those jets may also return as soon as this week, CBS News has confirmed.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Retrogress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrogress. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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