as in returned
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 reverted
According to our research, by September 2025, 37 percent (7 out of 19) categories reverted prices back to pre-Liberation Day, indicating that the Liberation Day effects were at least somewhat transitory.
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Trump quickly reverted back to Boston, before taking one final question in the Oval Office.
—Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2025
My makeup routine hasn’t completely reverted.
—Essence, 6 Oct. 2025
Even the president jumped in when the chain reverted back to its old logo.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
After much complaining, Bungie reverted some nerfs like hampering the hyper-efficient Solo Ops farm.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Trump reverted back to the names honoring confederates.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Some realized remote was the way to go, while others reverted and pushed workers back to offices.
—Toni Ann Careccio-Pisano, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
And in recent weeks, the market has reverted back to the narrative of the early days of this bull market.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2024
Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Trump quickly reverted back to Boston, before taking one final question in the Oval Office.
—Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2025
My makeup routine hasn’t completely reverted.
—Essence, 6 Oct. 2025
Even the president jumped in when the chain reverted back to its old logo.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
After much complaining, Bungie reverted some nerfs like hampering the hyper-efficient Solo Ops farm.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Trump reverted back to the names honoring confederates.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Some realized remote was the way to go, while others reverted and pushed workers back to offices.
—Toni Ann Careccio-Pisano, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
And in recent weeks, the market has reverted back to the narrative of the early days of this bull market.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reverted
returned
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Zavala, who had just returned from IR, was ruled out in the second half with an unrelated elbow injury.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Nov. 2025
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William Jewell’s Devin Walton intercepted a Miners pass and returned it 38 yards.—
The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Reverted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reverted. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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