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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Verb
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Tom Hanks returns as Woody, Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear, Joan Cusack as Jessie, Tony Hale as Forky, and Annie Potts as Bo Peep.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
23 Feb. 2026 -
The Daily Show, which is hosted by Jon Stewart on Mondays, also returns.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
23 Feb. 2026
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Rather, the savvy seller should make sure the other 2% reverts back to them.—
Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
30 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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“Retrogresses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrogresses. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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