1
as in overturned
to change (as an opinion) to the contrary
the appeals court reversed the district court's decision
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2
as in flipped
to change the position of (an object) so that the opposite side or end is showing
when one side of the cleaning cloth gets dirty, just reverse it you can reverse the jacket for a whole new look
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Recent Examples of reversed
Kingsley Moghalu, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2025
It was reversed into an incompletion.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Two decades later, that logic has been reversed.
—Israel Melendez Ayala, Time, 10 Nov. 2025
Trump reversed that plan earlier this year.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
In October 2025, that decision was reversed by an appeals court, siding with Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital.
—Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
The next morning, no longer at gunpoint, the leaders reversed course.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 8 Nov. 2025
In other words, these subjects demonstrated that Type 2 diabetes can be reversed, and intermittent fasting can be an effective intervention.
—Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Nov. 2025
Fortunately for Commanders fans, the league has reversed course on its punishment for Luvu following an appeal.
—Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
The persistence of terrorism in Nigeria, whose northern states abut the West African Sahel region, has strategic implications for the country and beyond if the trend is not reversed and decisively crushed.
—Kingsley Moghalu, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2025
It was reversed into an incompletion.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Two decades later, that logic has been reversed.
—Israel Melendez Ayala, Time, 10 Nov. 2025
Trump reversed that plan earlier this year.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
In October 2025, that decision was reversed by an appeals court, siding with Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital.
—Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
The next morning, no longer at gunpoint, the leaders reversed course.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 8 Nov. 2025
In other words, these subjects demonstrated that Type 2 diabetes can be reversed, and intermittent fasting can be an effective intervention.
—Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Nov. 2025
Fortunately for Commanders fans, the league has reversed course on its punishment for Luvu following an appeal.
—Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reversed
Adjective
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Now, Tapachula is experiencing a reverse migration, as the United States sends planeload after planeload of deportees to the southern part of Mexico while the flow of migrants headed north has dried up.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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Among them is the question of whether to use stained parts of the haversacks — possibly containing blood — on the straps’ reverse side, or to cut around them entirely.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Drone footage showed catastrophic flooding that turned streets into rivers, submerged homes and overturned cars as Typhoon Kalmaegi, known locally as Tino, dumped more than a month’s worth of rain in only 24 hours in some areas.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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However, that suspension was overturned by Derrick Brooks, who is the hearing office for the NFL.—
Mark Kern,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Georgia Democrats had not won a non-federal statewide race in 20 years, and Democrats flipped both seats.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Still, Vegas had been a nemesis that had beaten Denver eight games in a row before the Broncos flipped that and swept in 2024.—
Greg Cote
November 5,
Miami Herald,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Prosecutors have since petitioned to have his probation revoked.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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The administration has also detained and revoked the visas of several activists supportive of Palestinian causes.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Not only that, Jiang’s study found that the flow of money from active funds to passive funds had increased the overall value of the stock market, even though that money wasn’t new and had merely switched from one type of fund to another.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
7 Nov. 2025
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Several county leaders who previously identified as moderate Republicans, including County Commissioner Shirley Allenbrand and Overland Park Mayor Curt Skoog have switched parties and won in local races.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Reversed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reversed. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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