as in returns
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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Bill Skarsgård returns as Pennywise, Derry's resident killer clown, shapeshifter, and hallucination-manifesting cosmic monster.
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In the case of a contest, this will ensure a new leader is in place before Parliament returns in September.
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As light can selectively target the fluid, scientists were able to print microscopic conductive patterns that completely vanish once exposed to open air, which reverts the gel back into non-conductive liquid clusters.
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There are still times Stokes reverts back to his worst tendencies on the basketball court.
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“Retrogresses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrogresses. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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