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reversion

[ri-vur-zhuhn, -shuhn] / rɪˈvɜr ʒən, -ʃən /
NOUN
reversal
Synonyms


NOUN
return to a former state
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STRONG


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In a way, this move feels like a reversion to the fan magazines of the Old Hollywood era.

From Salon Sep. 9, 2026

“The answer may be: more methionine capacity, a reversion in polyamide spreads and another round of cost savings as the company adapts to intense competition and slow demand growth,” Bray says.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

There was still time for some curious changes and an all too familiar reversion to type at Fulham on the final day as the limp visitors suffered a 17th league defeat of the campaign.

From BBC May 27, 2026

Paul Tudor Jones predicts a stock market crash within the next few years, citing a historical mean reversion cycle of about every 10 years.

From Barron's Apr. 29, 2026

As though her reversion had triggered an end to the fantasy, Lazlo reverted, too, and was himself again.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

And although it occasionally evolves to regain its virulence, health officials are starting to roll out a more stable form of OPV that they hope will reduce the risk of these reversions.

From Science Magazine Jun. 23, 2022

She added that, of course, tactical reversions to the ancient and “primitive” were recurrent modernist tropes.

From The New Yorker Jul. 15, 2019

As Bob Dylan reversions a song for a compilation EP that turns classic tunes into same-sex wedding tracks, we look at how gender lyrics have evolved over the years.

From BBC Apr. 7, 2018

According to the figures, state officials had estimated that there would be $30 million in reversions, or temporary reductions, from state agencies for the year.

From Washington Post Sep. 3, 2015

The human cyclopean monstrosities, for example, might be regarded as reversions to the single-eyed sea-squirts, who are possibly the Ascidian precursors of the vertebrates.

From Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results by Eugene S. Talbot




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