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
But when a group of three men interrupts their work to drag Fu Sheng off on suspicion of theft, Grainier reverts back to that child who watched Chinese families being rounded up.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025
Alone and in pain, Carlson reverts back to a combat mindset and finds himself in a dark place.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 11 Nov. 2025
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.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reverts
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Under the visa bond program, the federal government returns the bond amount to applicants whose visas are denied, if visas expire before travel, or if a traveler leaves before their visa expires.—
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The gunman then disappears again and returns with a woman.—
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“Reverts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reverts. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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