reversed 1 of 2

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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reversed

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adjective

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Recent Examples of reversed
Adjective
Both Casey and Delashmutt were granted parole in 2023, but in both instances the decision was reversed by Governor Gavin Newsom. Chris Spargo, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025 But the appeals court reversed that decision, ruling that the district court had no jurisdiction to block the EPA's actions. Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025 In a mirror cell, the chirality of these molecules would be reversed. N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2025 The Palo Alto Police Department initially encrypted its radio chatter in 2021, but reversed course a year later. Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025 Government money probably wouldn’t have reversed the cultural and technological gap Sears was facing. Michael Cannivet, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025 Chen postponed the terminations, but the Supreme Court reversed him without explanation, which is common in emergency appeals. Janie Har, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025 Anchorage, which runs the state’s largest municipal police department, recently reversed a policy that withheld the identities of certain homicide victims. Kyle Hopkins, ProPublica, 29 Aug. 2025 But other companies have tried unlimited PTO—and reversed course. Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reversed
Verb
  • At least 15 people were killed when a world-famous funicular railcar derailed and overturned in Lisbon, Portugal, on Wednesday.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Jones remained on Ohio's death row for decades, exhausting most of his appeals, until Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Wende Cross overturned his murder conviction, freed him from prison and granted him a new trial two years ago.
    Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • However, GenZers, born after 1997, have flipped the switch and feel nostalgic for an analog world that predates their lifespan.
    Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • But that flipped back in 2024, when 12% of Republicans used mail-in ballots compared with 9% of Democrats.
    Carlie Procell, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Do a reverse image search of the pet's photo and search for a distinctive phrase in the description.
    Abreanna Blose, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The moves come following completion of Blue Ant’s reverse takeover transaction and Toronto Stock Exchange listing.
    K.J. Yossman, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After his asylum was revoked in June, the federal government accused Soliman of having ties to terrorist groups.
    Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The decision came a day after Washington revoked Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's authorization to ship key chipmaking equipment and technology to its manufacturing plant in China, the latest move to curb Beijing's semiconductor advances.
    Evelyn Cheng,Anniek Bao, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That switched something in my head.
    Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • About 1 in 10 people using Zepbound switched to a different GLP-1 in July, the first month after the change – about 16 times more than typical, according to the Truveta data.
    Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025

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“Reversed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reversed. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

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