as in reversion
the act or an instance of returning to a usually worse state or condition
She discussed some ways to help avoid a relapse after quitting smoking. After a long period of cancer remission, he suffered a relapse.
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as in to revert
to return to a usually worse state or condition
After a few good months of keeping their rooms clean, the kids relapsed into their old untidy habits.
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Recent Examples of relapse
Patricia Weiser, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 25 Oct. 2024
The relapse rate for drug abuse is between 40 and 60 percent.
—Patricia Fersch, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Brian Brant, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024
Women typically receive an MS diagnosis in their early 30s, most often with relapsing MS, the most common type.
—Brandi Jones, Msn-Ed, Rn-Bc, Health, 24 Sep. 2024
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Long-term methadone therapy has proven highly effective in lowering the risks of relapse and overdose while improving overall well-being.
—Patricia Weiser, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 25 Oct. 2024
The relapse rate for drug abuse is between 40 and 60 percent.
—Patricia Fersch, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Verb
He was then sent to a residential treatment center, relapsed and was sent back.
—Brian Brant, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024
Women typically receive an MS diagnosis in their early 30s, most often with relapsing MS, the most common type.
—Brandi Jones, Msn-Ed, Rn-Bc, Health, 24 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relapse
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Light: What key takeaways should financial advisors and investors consider from your research on mean reversion?Larry Light, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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The risk of an al Qaeda comeback is real, but Afghanistan’s reversion to its pre-9/11 role as a safe haven for jihadi terrorism is unlikely.Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2021
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But this raises the question, what do President-elect Trump and HHS secretary nominee Kennedy mean by reverting, say, the FDA’s drug review process to a gold standard?Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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Lastly, authoritarian regimes such as those in Venezuela and Nicaragua could see the benefit of a more transactional approach to foreign policy, the new White House happy to overlook their anti-democratic abuses as long as migration trends are reverted.CNN Staff, CNN, 7 Nov. 2024
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This breakdown also makes flaxseed more sensitive to oxidation or spoiling.Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, RDN, Health, 16 Dec. 2024
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In a worrying echo of the breakdown in trust between Wolves and O’Neil’s predecessor Lopetegui, O’Neil’s confidence in the owners’ ability and willingness to back him was never restored.Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
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Congressional leaders are racing to finalize a government spending proposal as they near the end of negotiations just days before federal funding is set to lapse on Dec. 20.Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Dec. 2024
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The Biden administration did allow TPS to lapse for Venezuelans after two years in October, however.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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The Biden administration appears to have pulled off the elusive economic soft landing, getting inflation in check without crashing the economy into a recession.David Rae, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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The broader economy has shown remarkable resilience, defying expectations that the Federal Reserve's steep rate hikes would push the nation into a recession.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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But by remaining below the threshold that would provoke Iranian retaliation, Israel fell short of achieving decisive setbacks against Hezbollah or Iran.Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
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Those critics have spent several years berating and doubting her—especially following her most notable setback, in 2021, when she was suspended from the Tokyo Olympics.Essence, Essence, 10 Dec. 2024
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By the lights not sufficiently illuminating the roadway, the risk of a crash increases, the company said in a NHTSA report.Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
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Authorities are asking that anyone with videos or photos of the crash send them to PSCityGovernmentMedia@palmspringsca.gov.Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
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Massachusetts officials repeatedly failed to hold Steward Health Care accountable for regulatory violations for over a decade, contributing to the hospital chain's eventual collapse and undermining parts of the state's health care system.Mike Deehan, Axios, 16 Dec. 2024
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Lawmaking has largely ground to halt since the government’s collapse.Sophie Tanno, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Relapse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relapse. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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