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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
Serena C. McIlwain, Baltimore Sun, 8 June 2026
Ethan grudgingly reverses the spell.
—ArsTechnica, 7 June 2026
Toyota reverses that setup here to provide greater rigidity and better resistance to flex under cornering and braking loads.
—Utkarsh Sood
june 06, New Atlas, 6 June 2026
That’s down over 45 percent from its all-time high of over $124,000 on October 7 of last year, and reverses nearly two years of gains since March of 2024.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 3 June 2026
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
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
No state, acting alone, reverses them.
—Serena C. McIlwain, Baltimore Sun, 8 June 2026
Ethan grudgingly reverses the spell.
—ArsTechnica, 7 June 2026
Toyota reverses that setup here to provide greater rigidity and better resistance to flex under cornering and braking loads.
—Utkarsh Sood
june 06, New Atlas, 6 June 2026
That’s down over 45 percent from its all-time high of over $124,000 on October 7 of last year, and reverses nearly two years of gains since March of 2024.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 3 June 2026
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
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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The research definitely overturns the conventional wisdom about young audiences.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
6 May 2026
Verb
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Coolcationing — choosing cooler-climate trips over sweltering Mediterranean summers — is pushing travelers toward Central Europe, Nordic countries and southern hemisphere destinations where the calendar flips the seasons.—
Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
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As House Republicans try to follow the Senate in curbing members’ prediction market trading, one top Democrat said his party would likely oppose it in the hopes of passing a stronger ban next year — if the chamber flips in November.—
Nicholas Wu,
semafor.com,
9 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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What To Watch For The memory business has historically been highly cyclical, meaning high demand has often been followed by sharp reversals, resulting in too much unsold inventory and crashing prices.—
Alicia Park,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Though Raman and Pratt are political opposites, both have attracted voters who aren’t happy with the city’s status quo.—
Michael R. Blood,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
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Co-produced with the Ramones drummer Tommy Ramone (Tommy Erdelyi), the sessions were close to entering that alternate DC Comics universe that ran from the late 1950s through the late ’60s, where superheroes like Superman were depicted as twisted opposites of their form.—
Tina Eves,
SPIN,
25 May 2026
Noun
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Cerise red fabric on the doors, dash and seat backs.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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The running backs should again be fast and shifty, led by juniors Kameron Lee, Elijah McCluster, a transfer from East River, sophomore Bennie Johnson and senior Duante Wallace.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Aug. 2025
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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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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These can be peak earning years but also fraught ones that can carry a heightened risk of career and health setbacks, in addition to competing priorities of supporting children and aging parents.—
Chris Taylor,
NBC news,
11 June 2026
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Because the property tax cycle relies on handoffs from one office to another, setbacks can easily snowball.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2026
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“Reverses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reverses. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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