reversions

plural of reversion
as in regressions
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 reversions 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
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regressions
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  • Most leading teams keep an audit trail so regressions don’t slip through the cracks and improvements are visible to all stakeholders.
    Sebastian Crossa, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Still, plenty of players have had fast starts to their careers only to be waylaid by health issues or bizarre regressions.
    Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025

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“Reversions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reversions. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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