as in regression
the act or an instance of going back to an earlier and lower level especially of intelligence or behavior
after the birth of his baby brother, the toddler temporarily underwent a kind of reversion, acting like a baby himself
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Recent Examples of reversion
If conditions fail, penalties or reversions execute without legal intervention.
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Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Society, in fact, needed to continue slavery for the interests of both Black and White since unshackling enslaved people would spark the race’s reversion to barbarism, imperiling White society.
—Literary Hub, 5 June 2025
The name reversion is a hard left turn from the company's stance just two years ago in April 2023, when the name of the service was changed from HBO Max to Max.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 15 May 2025
The missed projection was the result of state reversions and unanticipated growth of services for aging and disabled residents.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
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Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Society, in fact, needed to continue slavery for the interests of both Black and White since unshackling enslaved people would spark the race’s reversion to barbarism, imperiling White society.
—Literary Hub, 5 June 2025
The name reversion is a hard left turn from the company's stance just two years ago in April 2023, when the name of the service was changed from HBO Max to Max.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 15 May 2025
The missed projection was the result of state reversions and unanticipated growth of services for aging and disabled residents.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reversion
regression
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Virgin is, as its name suggests, a purposeful regression, a return to youthful possibility.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2025
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Barring a regression — or a late-season surge from someone else — these two should be neck and neck.—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2025
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“Reversion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reversion. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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