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
Besides, the new speed cameras produce most of their violations outside the pick-up and drop-off windows, when the speed limit reverts back to normal and any yellow lights should go dark.
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Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
The final rule reverts the industry to standards first established in 2012 by the Obama administration that have reduced mercury emissions by nearly 90%.
—Michael Phillis, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
The decision effectively reverts regulations to those set in 2012 by the Obama administration.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 20 Feb. 2026
But when a group of three men interrupts their work to drag Fu Sheng off on suspicion of theft, Grainier reverts back to that child who watched Chinese families being rounded up.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025
Alone and in pain, Carlson reverts back to a combat mindset and finds himself in a dark place.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 11 Nov. 2025
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
Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
The final rule reverts the industry to standards first established in 2012 by the Obama administration that have reduced mercury emissions by nearly 90%.
—Michael Phillis, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
The decision effectively reverts regulations to those set in 2012 by the Obama administration.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 20 Feb. 2026
But when a group of three men interrupts their work to drag Fu Sheng off on suspicion of theft, Grainier reverts back to that child who watched Chinese families being rounded up.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025
Alone and in pain, Carlson reverts back to a combat mindset and finds himself in a dark place.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 11 Nov. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reverts
returns
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Four-star running back SaRod Baker, ranked the ninth-best player in the nation at his position in the Class of 2027, will be back after running for running for 3,096 yards and 45 touchdowns, and DeSoto also returns four-star Texas Tech pledge K’Adrian Redmond on the defensive line.—
Greg Riddle,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Mar. 2026
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Jake Brande returns For months, Jake Brande, a pitcher at Rancho Christian, has been dealing with the loss of his teenage brother, Johnny, who died of cancer last December.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Reverts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reverts. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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