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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Under the visa bond program, the federal government returns the bond amount to applicants whose visas are denied, if visas expire before travel, or if a traveler leaves before their visa expires.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2026 -
The gunman then disappears again and returns with a woman.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
8 Jan. 2026
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But when a group of three men interrupts their work to drag Fu Sheng off on suspicion of theft, Grainier reverts back to that child who watched Chinese families being rounded up.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
24 Nov. 2025
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Alone and in pain, Carlson reverts back to a combat mindset and finds himself in a dark place.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Retrogresses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrogresses. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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