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as in overturns
to change (as an opinion) to the contrary
the appeals court reversed the district court's decision
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as in flips
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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as in reversals
a change in status for the worse usually temporarily
the party has suffered some major reverses as a result of the corruption scandal
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as in opposites
something that is as different as possible from something else
how could you think I don't like pizza, when it's just the reverse: I love pizza
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Recent Examples of reverses
ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
But as soon as one flagellar motor reverses direction and starts rotating clockwise, the bundle falls apart; the reverse-twirling filament unravels the braid and puts the cell’s flagellar motors at cross-purposes, kicking the cell around.
—Quanta Magazine, 20 Apr. 2026
The appeals court’s decision reverses a federal judge’s earlier ruling that had blocked the law.
—Vivian Richey, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
But disciplined investing gradually reverses that relationship.
—Steve Booren, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
The strategy reverses the traditional pipeline.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
One man does it and the other becomes obsessed with figuring out how; then the dynamic reverses itself.
—Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
The settlement also reverses the executive order’s termination of grants and staff IMLS staff reductions.
—News Desk, Artforum, 13 Apr. 2026
Cleaning reverses that cycle by creating a sense of control and completion.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 13 Apr. 2026
Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
The decision over the Ten Commandments law reverses a lower federal court ruling that had blocked about a dozen Texas school districts — including some of the state's largest — from putting up the posters.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
But as soon as one flagellar motor reverses direction and starts rotating clockwise, the bundle falls apart; the reverse-twirling filament unravels the braid and puts the cell’s flagellar motors at cross-purposes, kicking the cell around.
—Quanta Magazine, 20 Apr. 2026
The appeals court’s decision reverses a federal judge’s earlier ruling that had blocked the law.
—Vivian Richey, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
But disciplined investing gradually reverses that relationship.
—Steve Booren, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
The strategy reverses the traditional pipeline.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
One man does it and the other becomes obsessed with figuring out how; then the dynamic reverses itself.
—Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
The settlement also reverses the executive order’s termination of grants and staff IMLS staff reductions.
—News Desk, Artforum, 13 Apr. 2026
Cleaning reverses that cycle by creating a sense of control and completion.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 13 Apr. 2026
Noun
Most of those came on reverses or other wide runs.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reverses
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Such a determination would require new radiocarbon dating that overturns the original results, which would involve clipping and destroying another snippet of shroud—a step that the Vatican is unlikely to allow.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
9 Apr. 2026
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Simpler flight design The concept overturns the idea that shock waves must be reduced.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Mar. 2026
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The unjust taking flips the relationship between the government and the individual that the American ideal established.—
Robertas Bakula,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
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One is instantaneous, the brain just flips into unrecognizable thoughts, and the other is a deterioration over time.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Apr. 2026
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The reversals have been dramatic, too, and have occurred almost immediately.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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To be sure, hope has often swung quickly into doubt since the war began, causing extreme and sudden reversals in financial markets.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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Here opposites — classy and brassy — are distractions, with odd-couple joking substituting for something more substantial.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
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The rhetoric of diplomatic negotiation can often speak in opposites.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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With their backs against the wall, the Knicks showed the Hawks there are levels to playoff basketball.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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He is built like a running back and bodies defensive backs after the catch.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Jamie requests an audience with the families and revokes their letters of banishment.—
Lincee Ray,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Apr. 2026
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If a court revokes citizenship on those grounds, the person could become subject to removal proceedings.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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There have been setbacks along the way.—
Jonathan Bullington,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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But noise, as well as glare, are typically buffered with vegetative landscaping and setbacks, or the distance between the property line and the nearest structure.—
Anna Clark,
ProPublica,
24 Apr. 2026
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