retrogresses

verb

present tense third-person singular of retrogress
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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  1. returns
  2. reverts
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  • The film follows Ale, who sees her partner die in a fall from a treehouse above the Zeanuri forest, then returns a year later to prove foul play – but her hunt for the truth leaves her the one being hunted.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 July 2026
  • Services offered Truly Nolen’s core service is their 4 Seasons Pest Control program, which treats your home and then returns the following month to start quarterly visits for year-round prevention.
    — Jay Sparks, USA Today, 15 July 2026
Definition of returns
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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.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 12 June 2026
  • There are still times Stokes reverts back to his worst tendencies on the basketball court.
    — Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Definition of reverts
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