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
Jan Hoffman, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Even with intensive treatment, relapse rates are high.
—Liz Szabo, NBC News, 21 Dec. 2024
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
These diseases are trench fever, epidemic typhus, and louse-borne relapsing fever.54
Summary
Body lice are tiny insects that live in bedding and clothes and feed on human blood.
—Josephine Hessert, Verywell Health, 2 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The program had high relapse rates and was tainted by drug experiments on human subjects.
—Jan Hoffman, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Even with intensive treatment, relapse rates are high.
—Liz Szabo, NBC News, 21 Dec. 2024
Verb
Many participants expressed the hope that Trump does not relapse into the divide-and-conquer bullying that drove business leaders away.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
These diseases are trench fever, epidemic typhus, and louse-borne relapsing fever.54
Summary
Body lice are tiny insects that live in bedding and clothes and feed on human blood.
—Josephine Hessert, Verywell Health, 2 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relapse
Noun
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But The automatic foreign copyright reversion issue in this case did not occur until years later, said Marc Toberoff, attorney for the estate, and was never actually litigated.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
31 Jan. 2025
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One standout opportunity is Oracle (ORCL) , which is currently displaying a compelling mean reversion setup.—
Nishant Pant,
CNBC,
21 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Three years ago, Holly signed away the rights to Voss for cheap in a contract that reverts it all back in the event of Voss’ death.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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One of President Trump's first executive orders in his second term was reverting the name of Alaska's highest peak, Denali, to Mount McKinley.—
Mo Rocca,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Scroll on for our breakdown of the best Alo leggings—including the cult favorite Airlift leggings and ever-so-versatile bootcut pants—backed up by rave reviews from Glamour editors.—
Andrea Navarro,
Glamour,
20 Feb. 2025
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Here's a breakdown of its key features, differences from the iPhone 16, and what its release means for Apple's product lineup.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
Verb
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His current contract with NBC News had been expected to lapse at some point after the 2024 election.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2025
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If the credits are allowed to lapse, the average annual premiums could increase from $360 to $1,860.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, the share of consumers who expect a recession within the next year surged to a nine-month high, the data showed.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
25 Feb. 2025
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The proportion of consumers expecting a recession over the next year jumped to a nine-month high, the board said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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No Escape From Now, will be a feature length documentary revolving around the health setbacks Osbourne has faced since 2019, including his recent Parkinson’s diagnosis.—
Quentin Thane Singer,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Share your own struggles and the lessons learned from your setbacks.—
Dr. Sheryl Ziegler, Contributor,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Conway was under the influence of of alcohol at the time of the crash, with a blood alcohol level of .490, according to court documents.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
25 Feb. 2025
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Now given that overturning a championship outcome is highly unlikely under the rules, Massa is instead pursuing damages and seeking declarations that the FIA breached its own regulations by overlooking the crash.—
Yara Elshebiny,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Those who continue to treat it as a static legal formality will face consumer outrage, lawsuits, and reputational collapse.—
Jason Snyder,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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The big picture: The most infamous example of a building collapse in New Orleans was in 2019 when the then-under-construction Hard Rock Hotel fell apart at the corner of Canal and Rampart streets.—
Chelsea Brasted,
Axios,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Relapse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relapse. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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