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revert
verb as in return to an earlier, less-developed condition
Example Sentences
But in their abrupt about-face days before the Nov. 15 application deadline, district officials said on Sunday they were dropping most of the new admissions requirements, appearing to revert back to the more rigorous process for the upcoming school year.
We suspect that some of this sharp rightward shift on immigration will revert if Trump actually does execute “mass deportations” in a ruthless way.
He said he would “revert water up into the hills where you have all the dead forests, where the forests are so brittle” in order to prevent wildfires.
Trump is also likely to revert back to rules enacted during his first term — which were effectively overturned by President Biden this year — that tightened the definition of sexual harassment, raised the standard of proof for successful claims and allowed advisers for accused students to cross-examine their accusers in a live hearing.
These higher thresholds will end in March 2025, when they will revert to previous levels.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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