as in reversion
the act or an instance of going back to an earlier and lower level especially of intelligence or behavior
social instability that has led to a retrogression of moral values and standards of decent behavior
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Recent Examples of retrogression
What Happens Next Looking ahead, the State Department is clear: further retrogression or even category closures are possible later this fiscal year if demand continues to increase.
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Sam Stevenson, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2026
This book is all about the fight to stem the tide of retrogression.
—Ken Makin, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Nov. 2025
Visa retrogression might become more of an issue for Indian and Chinese applicants who invest under the high-unemployment category due to its more limited availability.
—Sam Silverman, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Does the Senate really want to put in office a secretary with zero medical training, who believes in raw milk and not in the extraordinary benefits of vaccinations, without asking him about such retrogression?
—Arthur House, Hartford Courant, 22 Nov. 2024
In another 5-to-4 decision, Justice O’Connor wrote an opinion that would significantly alter the initial retrogression standard established in Beer v. United States.
—Nick Corasaniti, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2023
Progressives de nos jours seem inordinately attached to retrogression.
—Kyle Smith, National Review, 8 June 2021
What explains the wide perception of racial retrogression at a time when surveys show that racial attitudes and behaviors have never been better?
—Jason L. Riley, WSJ, 27 Apr. 2021
For Fantom, his card showed nines of 40 and 39 for his 79, but his win wasn’t official until through retrogression, his score on the eighth handicap hole, was a stroke better better than that of Patterson Mill’s Brandon Palen, who also shot 79.
—Randy McRoberts, baltimoresun.com, 24 Oct. 2020
Sam Stevenson, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2026
This book is all about the fight to stem the tide of retrogression.
—Ken Makin, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Nov. 2025
Visa retrogression might become more of an issue for Indian and Chinese applicants who invest under the high-unemployment category due to its more limited availability.
—Sam Silverman, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Does the Senate really want to put in office a secretary with zero medical training, who believes in raw milk and not in the extraordinary benefits of vaccinations, without asking him about such retrogression?
—Arthur House, Hartford Courant, 22 Nov. 2024
In another 5-to-4 decision, Justice O’Connor wrote an opinion that would significantly alter the initial retrogression standard established in Beer v. United States.
—Nick Corasaniti, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2023
Progressives de nos jours seem inordinately attached to retrogression.
—Kyle Smith, National Review, 8 June 2021
What explains the wide perception of racial retrogression at a time when surveys show that racial attitudes and behaviors have never been better?
—Jason L. Riley, WSJ, 27 Apr. 2021
For Fantom, his card showed nines of 40 and 39 for his 79, but his win wasn’t official until through retrogression, his score on the eighth handicap hole, was a stroke better better than that of Patterson Mill’s Brandon Palen, who also shot 79.
—Randy McRoberts, baltimoresun.com, 24 Oct. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrogression
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For those who are purely rate-motivated, the near-term outlook doesn't offer much relief: the Fed's rate path implies a gradual, modest decline in mortgage rates, not a reversion to pandemic-era levels.—
Jason Kirsch,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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The investor noted that dispersion in semiconductor stocks should force some mean reversion.—
Liz Napolitano,Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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The undercover officer then used age-regression software to send a photo of herself.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
28 May 2026
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There was bound to be some regression, and shoved into a closer’s role after the injury to Estevez, there was likely to be some exposure, too.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
27 May 2026
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