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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If the request runs against strong patterns in its training, the AI may still revert back.
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Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
After that, redistricting power would revert back to the nonpartisan Citizen Redistricting Commission, a 14-member state body that voters approved in 2008 to redraw state legislative maps, and later congressional ones in 2010.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 16 Aug. 2025
And while there are now sterile varieties, these reportedly can revert and produce fruit.
—Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Aug. 2025
The majority of the slate, dominated by Paramount Pictures IP, will revert back to PTVS, which will develop series based on Paramount film titles moving forward, along with shows based on IP from the library of Miramax, 49% owned by Paramount.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2025
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Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
After that, redistricting power would revert back to the nonpartisan Citizen Redistricting Commission, a 14-member state body that voters approved in 2008 to redraw state legislative maps, and later congressional ones in 2010.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 16 Aug. 2025
And while there are now sterile varieties, these reportedly can revert and produce fruit.
—Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Aug. 2025
The majority of the slate, dominated by Paramount Pictures IP, will revert back to PTVS, which will develop series based on Paramount film titles moving forward, along with shows based on IP from the library of Miramax, 49% owned by Paramount.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2025
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After making a positive impact on Richie (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) in her season 2 debut, Chef Terry returned in the season 3 finale to deliver a moving speech about the importance of a restaurant being service to the customer — not the food itself.—
Carson Blackwelder,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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There is doubt, though, the Razorbacks will return for future games.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Revert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revert. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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