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reversed

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verb

past tense of reverse
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
Adjective
The first pulses concentrate enough energy into a tiny spot to heat a small region and create a reversed magnetic area. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026 It’s not yet confirmed if the reversed look that was seen initially will be released at retail. — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 6 May 2026 As the number of reversed-conviction lawsuits exploded over the past decade, the city spread most of the work around a dozen firms, who deployed more than 200 attorneys in all plus another 200-plus support staffers. — Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026 Up to a million people celebrate in the neighborhood each year, and after the state was slammed by snow in recent weeks, city leaders want to maximize accessibility along the reversed route from Andrew Square to A Street and West Broadway. — CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026 Right now, however, the roles appear reversed. — James McNicholas, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
Police said the crash happened just before noon in the 100 block of West Mountain Avenue when the truck driven by Lemaster reversed out of a parking spot on Mountain Avenue and struck another vehicle. — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 These changes would be enshrined in the law, as opposed to regulations that could more easily be reversed in the future, says NATHPO Executive Director Ira Matt, a citizen of the Salish Tribe. — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 15 Oct. 2026 James Reeve, a Saudi macro consultant who formerly worked as a senior director for the Saudi Public Investment Fund, told me that foreign investments already made in Saudi are unlikely to be reversed in the near term. — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026 However, this could be reversed if the men stopped using anabolic steroids and continued to abstain from them over the long term. — New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026 But in April 2026, the Tennessee Court of Appeals reversed the order, ruling that the plaintiffs lacked standing. — Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Oct. 2026 In Texas, Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico has reversed his past support for transgender athletes. — Dorian Rhea Debussy, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026 Oil reversed its losses after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed such a ceasefire, but warned Monday that Moscow must do the same. — Sean Conlon,hugh Leask,lee Ying Shan,sarah Min, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2026 Swift intervention reversed their decline after Aldabra was designated a strict nature reserve in 1981 and a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1982. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reversed
Adjective
  • One option when connecting a device to the open Internet is to route traffic through a reverse proxy, instead of using the default port 32400.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026
  • El Niño occurs naturally every few years, when the Pacific trade winds that typically blow westward — from the Americas to Southeast Asia — either slow down or reverse course.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The Florida Supreme Court later overturned the conviction due to a conflict of interest with the prosecutor and ordered a new trial.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • American norms about politics, science, education and law are being overturned, and artificial intelligence threatens further disruption.
    — Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The toys were not purloined, kidnapped, auctioned by Sotheby's or flipped by greedy collectors on eBay.
    — STEVE HENDRIX THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Just two years ago, Republicans flipped the 7th Congressional District, but only by a little over 4,000 votes.
    — Dan Snyder, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Linn County prosecutors declined to press charges, but the church revoked Moore’s ability to work with children, youth and vulnerable adults.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Early American corporate charters, after all, were granted for limited public purposes and could be revoked when abused.
    — Christopher Marquis, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Researchers first switched out three of the pairings, then the other three, before eventually changing all six.
    — Sean Mccabe, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Only the Houston Astros eventually switched leagues, going from the NL to the AL in another inane MLB decision.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

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“Reversed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reversed. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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