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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
Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
But Stanton and Ansari also held out for a funding plan that reverses GOP legislation that is expected to begin cutting access to Medicaid services in 2027, and want to avert the loss of insurance subsidies for lower-income Americans starting in January.
—Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025
This decision reverses previous plans to decommission the rooms, aiming to support the nearby Baird Center convention facility.
—Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Purists note that the film essentially reverses the novel’s original ending.
—Lindsey Bahr, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
This model reverses rural brain drain by creating career pathways that allow young people to access high-tech opportunities without leaving their communities.
—Alison Griffin, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
That could change if ACIP reverses Kennedy's restriction when the committee meets later this month, but that may be unlikely.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
The move reverses a Biden-era decision to keep it at its temporary headquarters in Colorado, an unnamed person familiar with the announcement told The Associated Press.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
The deal also partly reverses a 2018 merger that created Keurig Dr Pepper by combining Keurig Green Mountain and Dr Pepper Snapple.
—Juveria Tabassum, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
This quilt’s buffalo plaid front reverses to windowpane plaid on the back, and its monochrome colors can blend with every color scheme.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
But Stanton and Ansari also held out for a funding plan that reverses GOP legislation that is expected to begin cutting access to Medicaid services in 2027, and want to avert the loss of insurance subsidies for lower-income Americans starting in January.
—Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025
This decision reverses previous plans to decommission the rooms, aiming to support the nearby Baird Center convention facility.
—Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Purists note that the film essentially reverses the novel’s original ending.
—Lindsey Bahr, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
This model reverses rural brain drain by creating career pathways that allow young people to access high-tech opportunities without leaving their communities.
—Alison Griffin, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
That could change if ACIP reverses Kennedy's restriction when the committee meets later this month, but that may be unlikely.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
The move reverses a Biden-era decision to keep it at its temporary headquarters in Colorado, an unnamed person familiar with the announcement told The Associated Press.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
The deal also partly reverses a 2018 merger that created Keurig Dr Pepper by combining Keurig Green Mountain and Dr Pepper Snapple.
—Juveria Tabassum, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
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
Verb
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The new work overturns that picture.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
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The decision overturns a ruling by a lower-court judge in 2023 who had declared the law unconstitutional after previously blocking it from taking effect in 2021.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The movie flips the perspective to the teacher and follows an entire day.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Saturday, though, the script flips and Louisville wins by 4 points.—
Manny Navarro,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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James Cameron’s sublime Alien sequel is all about reversals.—
Chris Klimek,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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Democrats have seized on the reversals as evidence that the cuts were hasty and wasteful.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The two women, however, are polar opposites.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
27 Sep. 2025
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But the less obvious stimuli for weeping can also be seen as the diametrical opposites of the things that make a joke funny.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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On paper, the Panthers do have one of the better backup running backs in football, with former Dallas Cowboys running back Rico Dowdle entering the fold this year coming off of an 1,000-yard rushing season of his own in 2024.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Trevor Etienne and DeeJay Dallas are Carolina’s other running backs.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Missouri isn’t a state that automatically revokes a police license when an officer is convicted of a serious crime.—
Katie Moore,
Kansas City Star,
22 Sep. 2025
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Termination can occur immediately if the NBPA suspends or revokes an agent’s certification, but Turner capably performed his duties.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Four senior players were ruled out with significant physical setbacks last week.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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For the United States, such setbacks can buy time—until different leadership in Washington once again has a vision of the future built around more than looking out for itself.—
JEFFREY PRESCOTT,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Sep. 2025
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