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Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
More Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images After the race, team principal Laurent Mekies confirmed the damage and announced an investigation into the truth regarding Tsunoda's backslide.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Lonnie Groot, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 July 2025
Ukraine risks backsliding on its endemic corruption problem — and even creeping toward authoritarianism — activists warn, following police raids against a high-profile anti-corruption campaigner and opposition figures.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 19 July 2025
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Noun
The backslide is worse for Black women, who in 2024 were paid 65 cents for every dollar paid to White men.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
More Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images After the race, team principal Laurent Mekies confirmed the damage and announced an investigation into the truth regarding Tsunoda's backslide.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
The Sunshine State is now egregiously backsliding into a pit in which ethical lapses are winked at and progressive legislation requiring ethics in government is vetoed.
—Lonnie Groot, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 July 2025
Ukraine risks backsliding on its endemic corruption problem — and even creeping toward authoritarianism — activists warn, following police raids against a high-profile anti-corruption campaigner and opposition figures.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 19 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backslide
Noun
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His decision to be open about the relapse was in part thanks to Bradley Cooper.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Curtis’ research has already led to identification of distinct genomic subtypes that predict a breast cancer relapse up to two decades after diagnosis.—
Mark Tatge,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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As learning went online, special programs to engage girls lapsed — and schools were slow to restart them.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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Even though Row’s brain damage arguments were not presented in past appeals, the deadline to do so has lapsed, Moeller wrote.—
Kevin Fixler
September 5,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The regression in the Dolphins’ vertical passing game, a problem for most of last season, continued in the opener.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Fully Automated Testing, Validation And Optimization Agentic agents dynamically simulate environments, validate configurations and perform regression and performance testing.—
Abhishek Singh,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Both books sold modestly, and eventually Viking let the rights revert.—
Paul Slovak
September 8,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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One dares to hope that Hollywood, for all its current ills, may finally be turning a corner, reverting back to when new ideas were held at a premium.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Even a partial reversion to historical valuation multiples implies meaningful upside.—
Sasirekha Subramanian,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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To De Luca and Abdy, making that $90-million picture with a reversion deal was a judgment call based on prior results.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Or maybe Purdy will continue to regress.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Whether the Commanders can catch the Eagles already likely depends on whether Daniels builds on his rookie season or hits a sophomore slump and regresses after Washington was the best fourth-down team in history last season.—
David Wilson,
Miami Herald,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Visa retrogression might become more of an issue for Indian and Chinese applicants who invest under the high-unemployment category due to its more limited availability.—
Sam Silverman,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Does the Senate really want to put in office a secretary with zero medical training, who believes in raw milk and not in the extraordinary benefits of vaccinations, without asking him about such retrogression?—
Arthur House,
Hartford Courant,
22 Nov. 2024
Verb
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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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“Backslide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backslide. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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