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regress

verb as in return to earlier way of doing things

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Jones regressed and got benched—raising concerns that Belichick had mismanaged the young passer’s development.

To hear that word it feels like we've regressed and nothing's changed.

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"I am doing everything I can as his parent to protect his wellbeing, and I cannot agree to a placement that I believe would put him or others at risk, or where he would regress."

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If the U.S. regresses in friendlies with Ecuador and Australia next month, the angst and despair that have hovered over the team most of the year will return.

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Rachel Slaughter said her son will only receive six months of therapy this year and fears he will "regress" as a result.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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