as in counterclockwise
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Adverb
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The impact caused the bus to flip counterclockwise and do a complete rotation before landing upright.—
Skye Seipp,
Austin American-Statesman,
4 Apr. 2024 -
While one set of dancers move clockwise, another dances counterclockwise, resulting in a moving pattern of vibrant colors.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
Adverb
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Loosely based on a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the film tells the tale of Benjamin Button, who is born with the appearance and strength of an elderly man and ultimately ages backward into infancy.—
Derek Scancarelli,
EW.com,
27 June 2025
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Since neutrinos don’t interact with much of anything, researchers should be able to trace their direction of travel backward to their point of origin, likely a super-powerful cosmic event.—
Amber X. Chen,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 June 2025
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Each is wrapped in graceful exterior lines and curves that sweep rearward from a massive hood that evokes a classic Jaguar XKE from the 1960’s.—
Jim Gorzelany,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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As do the side vents, and the hood lines that start from the badge and flare outward and rearward, giving the front end more presence.—
Sean Evans,
Robb Report,
5 Aug. 2024
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“Reversely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reversely. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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