reverts

present tense third-person singular of revert
as in returns
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 reverts The deduction and the phase-out levels will increase by 1% a year until 2029, when the cap reverts back to the original $10,000. Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
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returns
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  • Fernandes immediately returns the pass, but Amad’s shirt is pulled, and the referee points to the spot.
    Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Conrad also says goodbye to Belly and returns the infinity necklace to her.
    Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Reverts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reverts. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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