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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
Barna Group’s vice president of research, Daniel Copeland, said that most adults attend church around two out of every five weekends, but Gen Z is reversing the flow.
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Mitch Picasso, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
The Cheesecake Factory, which has had smaller, low-calorie versions of its decadent entrées on its menu since 2011, expanded its value options this summer in hopes of reversing negative traffic trends.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
The crew briefly began to wheel the car into the garage before reversing that decision and returning it to the open pit box so the garage didn't fill with the thick smoke.
—Alex Harrington, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Protect your cells with vitamin D 💊 Online forums have been buzzing about the promise of vitamin D supplements in reversing cellular aging.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 1 Oct. 2025
As part of the deal, all three institutions will aid in the distribution of English-language African films to Francophone territories, while also reversing the flow by introducing French-language African films to English-speaking regions.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Shaheed then pitched it backward to the also reversing receiver Chris Olave.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Democrats are also insisting on reversing cuts to Medicaid that were included the GOP’s signature tax measure earlier this year.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
Then, the season finale ends with time reversing to the beginning of the episode, where Piper and Prue (Shannen Doherty) are left mortally wounded.
—Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
Mitch Picasso, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
The Cheesecake Factory, which has had smaller, low-calorie versions of its decadent entrées on its menu since 2011, expanded its value options this summer in hopes of reversing negative traffic trends.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
The crew briefly began to wheel the car into the garage before reversing that decision and returning it to the open pit box so the garage didn't fill with the thick smoke.
—Alex Harrington, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Protect your cells with vitamin D 💊 Online forums have been buzzing about the promise of vitamin D supplements in reversing cellular aging.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 1 Oct. 2025
As part of the deal, all three institutions will aid in the distribution of English-language African films to Francophone territories, while also reversing the flow by introducing French-language African films to English-speaking regions.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Shaheed then pitched it backward to the also reversing receiver Chris Olave.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Democrats are also insisting on reversing cuts to Medicaid that were included the GOP’s signature tax measure earlier this year.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
Then, the season finale ends with time reversing to the beginning of the episode, where Piper and Prue (Shannen Doherty) are left mortally wounded.
—Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reversing
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In June, a three-judge panel had ruled unanimously that teaching yoga is protected speech and that city officials had failed to show how the classes threaten public safety or prevent enjoyment of the city’s shoreline parks, overturning a lower court’s ruling.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Sep. 2025
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These were no youthful missteps corrected with time, but towering thinkers at the height of their powers overturning their own hard-won systems.—
Shai Tubali,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
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The white Chevrolet Silverado, reported stolen earlier from the Flagstaff Police Department, veered onto a guardrail before flipping multiple times and crashing into a tree.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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There were free pouches of pocket pancakes; Brewers manager Pat Murphy showing off his pancake-flipping skills; special guests, including Donald Driver; polka music; pancake artists; a T-shirt giveaway for the first 3,000 fans; and the debut of Murph's Maple Syrup.—
Hannah Kirby,
jsonline.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Over the last five years, the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services has brought hundreds of fraud cases that are heavily reliant on transactional data with the goal of revoking people’s food benefits.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
30 Sep. 2025
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Earlier this month, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed revoking requirements for companies to report greenhouse gas emissions.—
Max Rego,
The Hill,
24 Sep. 2025
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Only on particularly bumpy tarmac did the GTS-spec suspension become too jarring with the adaptive dampers stiffened up in sport mode, but switching them to normal offered the best of both worlds—excellent, composed body control and tuning that ironed out imperfections remarkably well.—
Peter Nelson,
Robb Report,
1 Oct. 2025
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Just before their latest stint on the road, the band swapped drummers with Foo Fighters, switching out Ilan Rubin for Josh Freese.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Reversing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reversing. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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