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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In one unreleased clip of herself, the mother of six yelled at her family for making noise before stopping and restarting her footage, reverting back into a calm demeanor.
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Angela Yang, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2025
In a statement released by GLAAD, Stonewall Inn and The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative, an associated nonprofit organization, demanded the website language be reverted back.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
As with the switch to Gulf of America, Google Maps will soon revert Mount Denali back to its former name, Mount McKinley.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
If an offer sheet is not executed on or before April 18, however, his negotiating rights will revert.
—Oliver Thomas, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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Angela Yang, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2025
In a statement released by GLAAD, Stonewall Inn and The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative, an associated nonprofit organization, demanded the website language be reverted back.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
As with the switch to Gulf of America, Google Maps will soon revert Mount Denali back to its former name, Mount McKinley.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
If an offer sheet is not executed on or before April 18, however, his negotiating rights will revert.
—Oliver Thomas, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Revert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revert. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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