as in to return
to go back to a previous and usually lower state or level
after the national emergency had passed, the political parties abandoned their shotgun unity and reverted to their partisan squabbling
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Recent Examples of revert
Both films got maligned in press narratives, before anyone saw a frame, because of budgets and the fact that Sinners rights revert back to you, Ryan, far down the road.
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2025
Our protagonist, Carol (Rhea Seehorn), is of course hard at work trying to break global peace and revert everyone to normal.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025
Between 2020 and 2025 it was known as the BRITs’ Rising Star award, before reverting back to the Critics Choice award for 2026.
—Sophie Williams, Billboard, 3 Dec. 2025
Highly coveted products, like the best vacuum cleaners and shopper-favorite fashion finds, are selling out left and right, and discounts are reverting back to their original prices before our eyes.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Dec. 2025
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2025
Our protagonist, Carol (Rhea Seehorn), is of course hard at work trying to break global peace and revert everyone to normal.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025
Between 2020 and 2025 it was known as the BRITs’ Rising Star award, before reverting back to the Critics Choice award for 2026.
—Sophie Williams, Billboard, 3 Dec. 2025
Highly coveted products, like the best vacuum cleaners and shopper-favorite fashion finds, are selling out left and right, and discounts are reverting back to their original prices before our eyes.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revert
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Though the Heat is returning home for three games, Miami won’t be heavily favored to win any of them.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
12 Jan. 2026
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Nikki Glaser returns as host Glaser made history last year as the first woman to host the Golden Globes solo.—
Aliza Chasan,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Revert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revert. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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