reverted

past tense of revert
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 So Adelman reverted back to a two-stint sub pattern for Gordon this week. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2026 In Tampa Bay’s 43-13 demolition of the Carolina Panthers, Young reverted to the form of his first two years with an offensive line that reverted, too. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2026 If performance reverted as soon as the executive left, the transformation was never complete. — Rob Versaw, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Just after Sky announced its greenlight earlier this year, Banijay and Sony entered a rights dispute revolving around Banijay believing the TV and film rights had reverted back to them since The Girl in the Spider’s Web movie aired. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026 The prices later reverted after public polling continued to show Paxton leading, the report also found. — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026 That project was scrapped in February 2025 due to creative differences and the rights have since reverted back to Maas. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026 Stars such as Julia Fox and Bechtel have reverted back to their natural color after spending time with the platinum look, but keeping the shape ultra-thin. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 27 July 2026 However, the cells recently reverted from the supergiant state do not have the potential to form supergiants compared to cells produced by normal morphs. — Jay Kakade july 23, Refractor, 23 July 2026
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returned
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  • Jashwan Cooper returned a strip-sack fumble 51 yards for a Missouri State touchdown that tied the game at 17.
    — The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Riley rushed for 192 yards and two touchdowns, added 88 receiving yards and a receiving TD, and returned a kickoff 20 yards — good for 300 all-purpose yards and three total scores.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 8 Nov. 2026

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“Reverted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reverted. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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