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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
Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
The next 30 years will test whether this trend accelerates or reverses.
—John Hope Bryant, Time, 28 May 2026
The deal, announced Monday by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, restores program eligibility to 400% of the federal poverty level, reverses restrictions imposed earlier this year by the Florida Department of Health and provides $75 million in funding for the program moving forward.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Trump panics and reverses course.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 24 May 2026
After the solstice, the sun reverses course and begins to shift back to the north.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 18 May 2026
When the battery is plugged in to charge, this entire process reverses, releasing the hydrogen gas back into the atmosphere.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026
The law reverses provisions tied to the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, signed by former President Barack Obama, which required schools to serve only low-fat or fat-free milk to address childhood obesity concerns.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 13 May 2026
The challenge with parabolic moves is that when momentum reverses, the sell-offs are often much faster than investors can react to.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 12 May 2026
David Miliband, Time, 9 Apr. 2026
Most of those came on reverses or other wide runs.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
Regulators and reporters should stop describing USAT as Tether entering compliance, because that framing reverses the strategy.
—Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
The next 30 years will test whether this trend accelerates or reverses.
—John Hope Bryant, Time, 28 May 2026
The deal, announced Monday by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, restores program eligibility to 400% of the federal poverty level, reverses restrictions imposed earlier this year by the Florida Department of Health and provides $75 million in funding for the program moving forward.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Trump panics and reverses course.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 24 May 2026
After the solstice, the sun reverses course and begins to shift back to the north.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 18 May 2026
When the battery is plugged in to charge, this entire process reverses, releasing the hydrogen gas back into the atmosphere.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026
The law reverses provisions tied to the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, signed by former President Barack Obama, which required schools to serve only low-fat or fat-free milk to address childhood obesity concerns.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 13 May 2026
The challenge with parabolic moves is that when momentum reverses, the sell-offs are often much faster than investors can react to.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 12 May 2026
Noun
The year ahead now promises multiple serious reverses.
—David Miliband, Time, 9 Apr. 2026
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
Verb
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Democrats asked whether that includes federal court orders, and Mullin responded that depends on whether a higher court overturns a ruling.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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Supreme Court overturns convictions The unraveling began publicly in October 2023 when Murdaugh’s attorneys filed a motion for a new trial accusing Hill of jury tampering.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2026
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While the outgoing bZ4X felt sluggish, the bZ flips the script with brisk acceleration in both single- and dual-motor configurations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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The Lindy Hoppers challenged each other to greater and greater feats of virtuosity, flips and slides and airborne moves in which one partner tossed the other high into the air, daring gravity.—
Marina Harss,
New Yorker,
3 June 2026
Noun
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For 50 years, the case has generated theories and verdicts and reversals and books and television specials.—
Kate Casey,
Vanity Fair,
2 June 2026
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The reversals, recoveries, and successes often receive far less coverage.—
Ingmar Rentzhog,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
Noun
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In fact, these two are a classic case of opposites attract.—
Madeline Hirsch,
InStyle,
29 May 2026
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His life is both ordinary and extraordinary, and the storytelling holds those seeming opposites in pleasing tension.—
John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
Noun
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Some can be seen with their hands tied behind their backs, kneeling with their heads touching the floor.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC news,
6 June 2026
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For starters, Chelsea has top-level wing backs which are difficult to find at the top of the game.—
Graham Ruthven,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
Verb
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The Netherlands is the only EU country that automatically revokes the citizenship of its nationals in the event of gaining dual nationality with a non-EU country.—
Colin Millar,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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Jamie requests an audience with the families and revokes their letters of banishment.—
Lincee Ray,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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After years of delays and testing setbacks, Dark Eagle has recently gained momentum through successful flight tests and production contracts.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
31 May 2026
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The recent history of such fiery setbacks is not a positive one for Blue Origin.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 May 2026
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