as in returns
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 reverts
The deduction and the phase-out levels will increase by 1% a year until 2029, when the cap reverts back to the original $10,000.
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
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returns
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For the live finale on September 25, Kim Jae Joong returns as Planet Master after previously mentoring the participants during the show’s early episodes.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Cynthia Erivo returns as Elphaba with the kind of voice that fills a room and a presence that anchors a world.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Reverts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reverts. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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