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as in to overturn
to change (as an opinion) to the contrary
the appeals court reversed the district court's decision
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as in to flip
to change the position of (an object) so that the opposite side or end is showing
when one side of the cleaning cloth gets dirty, just reverse it you can reverse the jacket for a whole new look
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as in reversal
a change in status for the worse usually temporarily
the party has suffered some major reverses as a result of the corruption scandal
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as in opposite
something that is as different as possible from something else
how could you think I don't like pizza, when it's just the reverse: I love pizza
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as in inverse
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Recent Examples of reverse
Andrea Riquier, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
Purdue will pay $900 million of its own funds, and make several non-monetary concessions, including transforming itself into a public benefit company devoted to producing medicine for treating opioid use disorder and reversing overdoses.
—Reuters, CNN, 19 Mar. 2025
Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2025
The big picture: Some fear that the worker boost seen in 2022 and 2023 will play out in reverse.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 14 Mar. 2025
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2025
Taylor continued to assert his will as the game wore on as the senior splashed a second shot from beyond the arc before finishing with a reverse layup to stretch the lead to 59-53 with 1:50 to play.
—Matt Feld, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
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Verb
President Donald Trump has announced multiple rounds of new or increased tariffs with trading partners around the world, but reversed course on many of them.
—Andrea Riquier, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
Purdue will pay $900 million of its own funds, and make several non-monetary concessions, including transforming itself into a public benefit company devoted to producing medicine for treating opioid use disorder and reversing overdoses.
—Reuters, CNN, 19 Mar. 2025
Noun
The House’s state and civic affairs committee killed it on a party-line 3-8 vote, a reverse of the Democrat-only vote that advanced SB-77.
—Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2025
The big picture: Some fear that the worker boost seen in 2022 and 2023 will play out in reverse.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
Seres has received a notice from Nasdaq regarding non-compliance with the minimum bid price requirement and plans to propose a reverse stock split to regain compliance.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2025
Taylor continued to assert his will as the game wore on as the senior splashed a second shot from beyond the arc before finishing with a reverse layup to stretch the lead to 59-53 with 1:50 to play.
—Matt Feld, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reverse
Verb
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More revenge could come: ANALYSIS Despite his claims, legal experts told ABC News that Trump does not have the power to overturn Biden's actions.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2025
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Last year, his conviction was overturned by the New York court of appeals and a retrial was ordered.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
17 Mar. 2025
Verb
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One strong gust of wind can be enough to flip one of these trailers onto its side.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacramento Bee,
20 Mar. 2025
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Lee, whose career spans four decades, has solidified himself as a versatile actor capable of flipping between drama and comedy.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
20 Mar. 2025
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These figures represent a dramatic reversal from 1980, when the figure for the U.S. was about 30% and for China about 5%.—
Hersh Shefrin,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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In a significant policy reversal, which will come into effect on March 27, the SSA will resume withholding 100 percent of Social Security payments to reclaim any overpayments.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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But industry experts expect the opposite: Prices will rise for manufacturers and customers.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2025
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That’s actually kind of the opposite of how voter fatigue works.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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As Araujo has his back turned to Alvarez, Nandez is forced to close down the Atletico Madrid forward, which creates space for Almada to run into.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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Democrats have turned their backs on the working class of this country.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The passage makes a political point, of course, but the implausibility of its gender reversal is also very funny; readers recognize just how common the inverse scenario is.—
Nicolás Medina Mora,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2025
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There is also an inverse Leidenfrost effect, first described in 1969, that involves a hot object such as a droplet levitating above a cold surface.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
Ars Technica,
3 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Batched denials issued in silence In 2023, Afghan SIV applicants began to see their COM applications denied or their former COM approvals revoked in swathes.—
Beth Bailey,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Mar. 2025
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Masked agents reportedly arrested Suri outside his Arlington, Virginia, home on Monday, informing him that his visa had been revoked, according to a legal filing cited by Politico.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Halterman recently had a setback with her health following a recent bout of COVID-19 earlier this year that landed her in the hospital for three days, requiring a heart monitor.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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The smartest entrepreneurs use tough times as a launchpad, not a setback.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Reverse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reverse. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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