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
The president has similarly hinted at soon reverting the Department of Defense to the Department of War, the name the Cabinet’s military department bore from 1789 until 1947.
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Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025
After issuing its conclusion on Thursday, the DOE gave Denver Public Schools the opportunity to revert the all-gender restrooms back to ones separated by gender or risk further enforcement actions.
—Sonam Sheth
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
The new maps would hold through the ’26, ’28 and ’30 elections, before redistricting authority would revert back to the commission.
—Julia Mueller, The Hill, 27 Aug. 2025
Now, the shag seems to be reverting back to its original form with A-listers such as Suki Waterhouse and Selena Gomez donning the look in recent weeks.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 22 Aug. 2025
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Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025
After issuing its conclusion on Thursday, the DOE gave Denver Public Schools the opportunity to revert the all-gender restrooms back to ones separated by gender or risk further enforcement actions.
—Sonam Sheth
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
The new maps would hold through the ’26, ’28 and ’30 elections, before redistricting authority would revert back to the commission.
—Julia Mueller, The Hill, 27 Aug. 2025
Now, the shag seems to be reverting back to its original form with A-listers such as Suki Waterhouse and Selena Gomez donning the look in recent weeks.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 22 Aug. 2025
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The content drew attention to the country’s inequality by contrasting the lives of the children of the country’s elite – with designer clothing and foreign vacations – with images of Nepali migrant workers returning home in coffins from dangerous jobs abroad.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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With 15 games remaining, Smith may not have enough time to rehab the injury and return for the end of the regular season.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Revert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revert. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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