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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
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
His growing sense of isolation reverses when a stranger saves him from drowning.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026
Atlas then reverses direction, extending its legs backward into a sustained L-sit position, holding the posture steadily for several seconds.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 May 2026
As the employee revolt builds, Google’s management reverses course and opts not to renew the lucrative military relationship.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 4 May 2026
The appeals court order meant that mifepristone could not be prescribed via telehealth or sent through the mail; Alito's order reverses that for one week.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 4 May 2026
In the winter, the direction reverses — spinning clockwise at a low speed to circulate warm air that rises to the ceiling.
—Ryan Brennan
may 4, Sacbee.com, 4 May 2026
Through some creative circuitry, chip-scale EPR reverses this setup—using a simple magnet to create an unchanging field and sweeping through a band of oscillation frequencies.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2026
Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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
His growing sense of isolation reverses when a stranger saves him from drowning.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026
Atlas then reverses direction, extending its legs backward into a sustained L-sit position, holding the posture steadily for several seconds.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 May 2026
As the employee revolt builds, Google’s management reverses course and opts not to renew the lucrative military relationship.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 4 May 2026
The appeals court order meant that mifepristone could not be prescribed via telehealth or sent through the mail; Alito's order reverses that for one week.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 4 May 2026
In the winter, the direction reverses — spinning clockwise at a low speed to circulate warm air that rises to the ceiling.
—Ryan Brennan
may 4, Sacbee.com, 4 May 2026
Through some creative circuitry, chip-scale EPR reverses this setup—using a simple magnet to create an unchanging field and sweeping through a band of oscillation frequencies.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 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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The South Carolina Supreme Court overturns Murdaugh's murder convictions and life sentence.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 May 2026
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The decision overturns voters' approval of a new congressional map that would have given Democrats an advantage in 10 House districts, leaving just one safe Republican seat.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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Guerrero, with bat flips and loud lashes last October, has seemingly been impossible to retire on baseball’s biggest stage.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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This approach flips the typical publishing timeline on its head.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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At the core of today’s tensions are ideological reversals.—
Sarah DaVanzo,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2026
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Rejections and reversals of prior directives at the FDA division responsible for reviewing cell and gene therapies have destabilized the already shaky footing of this field.—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
6 May 2026
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But the mix of both energies of these authentic polar opposites worked well together to keep the crowd laughing.—
Malina Saval,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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To him, loyalty to the British Crown and loyalty to home were not opposites.—
Kimberly Nath,
The Conversation,
7 May 2026
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His three-man defence regularly featured two ball-playing centre-backs either side of a more physical one, but the team as a whole was asymmetrical.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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The bright spots Saturday, at least in the early stages, was the play of the Evans defense, new quarterback Will Jackson and transfer running backs O’Ryan Hartfield, from Ocoee, and Davion Williams, from Poinciana.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2026
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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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This all comes after Starship suffered a string of setbacks during test flights last year, including an uncontrolled re-entry through Earth’s atmosphere and two midflight explosions as the upper-stage vehicles were accelerating into space.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
17 May 2026
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Conversely, nearly every other county in the state saw upswings as tourism continues its recovery from pandemic setbacks.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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“Reverses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reverses. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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