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
The Tuesday announcement also reverts the organization of the office to focus on external IT coordination, instead of also overseeing Health and Human Services’ internal use of technology.
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Brittany Trang, STAT, 31 Mar. 2026
That also means that either reverting BIOS settings or performing an OS reset is possible.
—John Burek, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
The Huskers took a brief pause from their doldrums to summon up a home win against Minnesota only to revert back to losing, dropping four more in a row.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
That decision was reversed last year, when Zaslav and Bloys decided to revert back to the HBO Max name to highlight the strength of HBO’s programming.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
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Brittany Trang, STAT, 31 Mar. 2026
That also means that either reverting BIOS settings or performing an OS reset is possible.
—John Burek, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
The Huskers took a brief pause from their doldrums to summon up a home win against Minnesota only to revert back to losing, dropping four more in a row.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
That decision was reversed last year, when Zaslav and Bloys decided to revert back to the HBO Max name to highlight the strength of HBO’s programming.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
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Absolut Heat Haus Absolut returns as the festival's official vodka this year, following up last year's House of Cosmo, where Paris Hilton helped ring in the weekend's festivities as the brand's Partner-in-Cosmo.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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The Stars are already battling through a stockpile of injuries including to Roope Hintz, who could return before the playoffs, and Tyler Seguin, who's already been ruled out for the year.—
R.J. Coyle,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Revert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revert. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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