1
as in overturning
to change (as an opinion) to the contrary
the appeals court reversed the district court's decision
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as in flipping
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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Recent Examples of reversing
At the time, the ACP had restricted total transits to as low as 22 per day, with plans to cut further to 18 per day before reversing course after the winter trough.
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Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
18 June 2026
Earlier this year, the FDA initially refused to even review the company’s application for the shot, before reversing course a week later.
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Berkeley Lovelace Jr,
NBC news,
18 June 2026
Meanwhile, Murdoch was paying cable operators up to $11 per subscriber to carry the channel — reversing the industry standard entirely and buying his way into American homes.
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Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
Last year, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) made deep cuts to the National Weather Service, before partially reversing them.
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Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
Space stocks — The group slid, reversing earlier gains.
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Darla Mercado, Cfp®,fred Imbert,
CNBC,
12 June 2026
Angel Martínez endured a 7-for-51 funk before reversing course with a strong series against the Yankees.
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Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
At its entrance, monumental basalt sculptures lean precariously against 14th-century walls, reversing the traditional role of the caryatid and quietly speaking to visitors.
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Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2026
In animal studies, tirzepatide—the dual-receptor drug sold as Zepbound—appears to have target tumors in breast cancer and endometrial cancer, possibly by reversing the inflammatory effects of obesity and inhibiting tumor growth.
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Lori Youmshajekian,
Scientific American,
8 June 2026
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
18 June 2026
Earlier this year, the FDA initially refused to even review the company’s application for the shot, before reversing course a week later.
—
Berkeley Lovelace Jr,
NBC news,
18 June 2026
Meanwhile, Murdoch was paying cable operators up to $11 per subscriber to carry the channel — reversing the industry standard entirely and buying his way into American homes.
—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
Last year, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) made deep cuts to the National Weather Service, before partially reversing them.
—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
Space stocks — The group slid, reversing earlier gains.
—
Darla Mercado, Cfp®,fred Imbert,
CNBC,
12 June 2026
Angel Martínez endured a 7-for-51 funk before reversing course with a strong series against the Yankees.
—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
At its entrance, monumental basalt sculptures lean precariously against 14th-century walls, reversing the traditional role of the caryatid and quietly speaking to visitors.
—
Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2026
In animal studies, tirzepatide—the dual-receptor drug sold as Zepbound—appears to have target tumors in breast cancer and endometrial cancer, possibly by reversing the inflammatory effects of obesity and inhibiting tumor growth.
—
Lori Youmshajekian,
Scientific American,
8 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reversing
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Nonetheless, overturning the election would be unprecedented in Colombian history.
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Ehrlich said athletes very well could continue to petition courts for extended eligibility based on antitrust arguments, but appellate courts recently have delivered wins for the NCAA by overturning preliminary injunctions in several cases.
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The 29-year-old remained in the game and took one more at-bat in the bottom of the third, flipping a single into center field, but he was removed ahead of the top of the fifth.
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Restarting production at the end of the war isn’t like flipping a switch, either.
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The city of Monroe intends to reverse its vote on revoking the funding agreement for the controversial Interstate 77 South toll lane project.
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The investigation is focused on the Philadelphia Police Department's policies and practices for issuing and revoking gun permits, and the standards used to cancel permits to carry firearms, DOJ said in a news release.
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Water cooling is one of the solutions to manage this, and ensure that the compute, transmit and switching infrastructure does not overheat and fail.
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For food companies, switching to another supplier or type of protein isn’t a superficial switch.
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“Reversing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reversing. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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