as in regression
the act or an instance of going back to an earlier and lower level especially of intelligence or behavior
after the birth of his baby brother, the toddler temporarily underwent a kind of reversion, acting like a baby himself
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Recent Examples of reversion
That prompted the Gusman heirs to reclaim ownership of the property, arguing that a reversion clause in the deed had been triggered when the MPA stepped back from managing the building.
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Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
But there are a wide range of both broken skills and weapons (go try out Sturm), and some promised updates or nerf reversions don’t seem to have happened at all.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The reversion back to its former title is the latest in a series of name changes under the Trump Administration.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
The going-concern disclosure, near the end of the earnings report, makes clear that Kodak’s plans to right the ship—pension reversion, debt restructuring, and refinancing—are not entirely within its control.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2025
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Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
But there are a wide range of both broken skills and weapons (go try out Sturm), and some promised updates or nerf reversions don’t seem to have happened at all.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The reversion back to its former title is the latest in a series of name changes under the Trump Administration.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
The going-concern disclosure, near the end of the earnings report, makes clear that Kodak’s plans to right the ship—pension reversion, debt restructuring, and refinancing—are not entirely within its control.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reversion
regression
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Ceruto said the experience is not a reflection of regression, but a response to emotional trauma.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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The promise of Carson Beck has given way to the regression of the turnover bug that plagued him last year at Georgia.—
Erick Smith,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Reversion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reversion. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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