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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Meanwhile, Grey's Anatomy returns for season 22 as well as all of CBS's new (count me in for Boston Blue, which is the Blue Bloods spin-off) and returning shows.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2025 -
Chinese director Zhang Lu, fresh from winning the Busan International Film Festival’s Best Picture Award for Gloaming In Luomu, is premiering Mothertongue, starring Bai Baihe as an actress who returns home to her native Sichuan Province.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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The deduction and the phase-out levels will increase by 1% a year until 2029, when the cap reverts back to the original $10,000.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Retrogresses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrogresses. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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