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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Recent Examples of revert
In February, Hegseth ordered that Fort Liberty revert back to Fort Bragg.
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Louis Casiano, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2025
Hegseth calls new names 'garbage' Hegseth already signaled his intention to revert the original, Confederate names of two bases.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
The group of charities are calling on the government to revert this evidence threshold, as well as cutting time limits for people to submit reconsideration and afford them better access to information and legal advice.
—Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
But Trump reverted back to the 2020 guidance during his first administration.
—Jessika Harkay, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Revert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revert. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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