reversing

verb

present participle of reverse
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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2
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 Nearly one in six people shot or killed in Denver during the first half of the year were children, reversing gains in youth safety the city experienced over the last two years. — Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 20 July 2026 Consumers can start reversing hair age in 3 months, with improvements in as little as 1 month. — Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 Wildfire smoke is a major contributor to air pollution and is slowing, or even reversing in some regions, decades of progress to clean up air. — Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 16 July 2026 Gaston County commissioners voted Tuesday night to increase its investment in county public schools by $5 million, reversing its previous decision to keep funding flat. — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026 At 38-59 entering the break, Los Angeles faces long odds of reversing course and mounting a playoff push, but Trout said the doubt surrounding the team has only fueled his motivation. — Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026 In her memo, Levine Cava floated reversing course and returning to a bidding process. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026 More broadly, reversing prior rejection decisions is not the same as completing the regulatory process. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 14 July 2026 Citi forecasts that single-family housing starts will increase 3% to 955,000 in 2027, reversing two straight years of declines. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 10 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reversing
  1. overturning
  2. flipping
  3. revoking
  4. switching
Verb
  • The players were aware of popular sentiment against overturning the call.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
  • Earlier this year, Zeldin proposed overturning the landmark finding that climate change is a threat to human health.
    — Ali Swenson, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026
Definition of overturning
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  • At times, the predators can even be seen flipping their prey into the air during the dramatic hunt.
    — USA TODAY, USA Today, 22 July 2026
  • Roast until soft and charred in spots, 12 to 15 minutes, flipping once.
    — Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 21 July 2026
Definition of flipping
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  • His administration has increased scrutiny of legal immigration, revoking student visas and green cards of university students over their ideological views and stripping legal status from hundreds of thousands of migrants.
    — Doina Chiacu, USA Today, 16 July 2026
  • The company is reportedly now blocking 23 million spam views and revoking nearly 2 million inauthentic votes per day, while pointing to the community moderators and users that have long played a role in combatting content that violates its rules.
    — Cody Luongo, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of revoking
Verb
  • The Crown released six references with PNDs throughout the ‘60s and ‘70s, switching up bezels from metal to acrylic, swapping between screw-down and pump-style pushers, updating movements, and tweaking that famous face.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 20 July 2026
  • Another might begin dinner with a cocktail before switching to a zero-proof pairing.
    — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
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