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
In 2017, Neverland Ranch was reverted back to its original name of Sycamore Valley Ranch, per Billboard.
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Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
The third, introduced on April 16, added a system prompt instruction capping the model’s responses at 25 words between tool calls—a change Anthropic said measurably hurt coding quality before it was reverted four days later.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
Health inspectors ordered the plumbing works to be reverted before the establishment reopened.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026
The Tigers then reverted their number to $19 million in their official filing, while Skubal and Boras filed at $32 million, based on Boras’ argument that MLB’s CBA allows for fifth-year players to compare themselves to any player in the league.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
Stoutmire reverted back to his comfort factor with the Razorback staff when asked what stood out about his trip to Fayetteville.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Jan. 2026
It is understood the dispute revolves around Banijay believing the TV and film rights to Stieg Larsson‘s Millennium Trilogy have reverted back to them since The Girl in the Spider’s Web movie aired in 2018.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026
Initially ceded to California to be its official first state park, Yosemite reverted back to federal control in 1906.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025
However, Penix returned last week, and Cousins has presumably reverted back to the trading block, where the Falcons have had him since the preseason.
—Max Dible, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
The third, introduced on April 16, added a system prompt instruction capping the model’s responses at 25 words between tool calls—a change Anthropic said measurably hurt coding quality before it was reverted four days later.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
Health inspectors ordered the plumbing works to be reverted before the establishment reopened.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026
The Tigers then reverted their number to $19 million in their official filing, while Skubal and Boras filed at $32 million, based on Boras’ argument that MLB’s CBA allows for fifth-year players to compare themselves to any player in the league.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
Stoutmire reverted back to his comfort factor with the Razorback staff when asked what stood out about his trip to Fayetteville.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Jan. 2026
It is understood the dispute revolves around Banijay believing the TV and film rights to Stieg Larsson‘s Millennium Trilogy have reverted back to them since The Girl in the Spider’s Web movie aired in 2018.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026
Initially ceded to California to be its official first state park, Yosemite reverted back to federal control in 1906.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025
However, Penix returned last week, and Cousins has presumably reverted back to the trading block, where the Falcons have had him since the preseason.
—Max Dible, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reverted
returned
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When the boyfriend returned, Delgado-Cordoba got back in the driver’s seat and drove away with the woman still inside.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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Then all the old problems returned.—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Reverted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reverted. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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