as in to return
to go back to a previous and usually lower state or level
after the national emergency had passed, the political parties abandoned their shotgun unity and reverted to their partisan squabbling
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Recent Examples of revert
In 2017, Neverland Ranch was reverted back to its original name of Sycamore Valley Ranch, per Billboard.
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Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
Finally, for unknown reasons, hydrangeas of any color may suddenly bloom in green for a year or two before reverting back to their original color.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
The third, introduced on April 16, added a system prompt instruction capping the model’s responses at 25 words between tool calls—a change Anthropic said measurably hurt coding quality before it was reverted four days later.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
Democrats currently hold a 6-5 edge, and the new map will hold until the process reverts back to a bipartisan redistricting commission after the 2030 Census.
—Julia Mueller, The Hill, 22 Apr. 2026
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Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
Finally, for unknown reasons, hydrangeas of any color may suddenly bloom in green for a year or two before reverting back to their original color.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
The third, introduced on April 16, added a system prompt instruction capping the model’s responses at 25 words between tool calls—a change Anthropic said measurably hurt coding quality before it was reverted four days later.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
Democrats currently hold a 6-5 edge, and the new map will hold until the process reverts back to a bipartisan redistricting commission after the 2030 Census.
—Julia Mueller, The Hill, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revert
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Robert Pattinson is set to return as Bruce Wayne, joined by Colin Farrell as Oz Cobb (aka the Penguin), Jeffrey Wright as Commissioner James Gordon and Andy Serkis as Alfred Pennyworth.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
8 May 2026
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His velocity, however, never quite returned.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2026
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“Revert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revert. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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