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as in overturning
to change (as an opinion) to the contrary
the appeals court reversed the district court's decision
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as in flipping
to change the position of (an object) so that the opposite side or end is showing
when one side of the cleaning cloth gets dirty, just reverse it you can reverse the jacket for a whole new look
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Recent Examples of reversing
That clinched the season series for the Rams, reversing a trend in which the 49ers swept the regular-season matchups from 2019-22.
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Cam Inman, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
Pack credited her courage in reversing the company’s past decisions.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 8 Nov. 2025
Same-store sales, a measure of revenue generated at existing locations, is expected to decline in 2025, Chipotle said, reversing a forecast of sales growth made just months earlier.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2025
Hysteresis occurs when motion lags slightly behind the forces driving it, such as when gears hesitate while reversing direction.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2025
An experimental serum shows promise in reversing baldness within 20 days.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Officials previously credited several efforts, including the mass distribution of the opioid overdose reversing spray naloxone, with saving lives.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
Historically, the economic damage from shutdowns is fleeting, quickly reversing when the government reopens.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Under the Biden administration (2021-2025), denial rates fell to about 4 percent in FY 2021 and roughly 2 percent by FY 2024, reversing the earlier surge.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reversing
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Oral arguments in November went badly for the administration, and prediction markets currently put 70% odds on the Supreme Court overturning the tariffs.—
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Donald filed for an appeal in February 1997, and a court heard his pleas in 2015 before overturning his convictions.—
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Tire tracks can still be seen leading to a guardrail, which the truck struck before flipping and slamming into the Chestnut Ridge apartment building.—
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In fact, Williams committed to Kiffin (at Mississippi) before flipping his pledge to then-Arizona coach Jedd Fisch in the summer of 2023.—
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Montgomery County’s superintendent recommended revoking the charter of MECCA Business Learning Institute because of concerns about transportation and other services for students with special needs.—
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Should Wise rule that the court has jurisdiction in the matter — and deny the motion to dismiss — the court would then hear the merits of the case and could possibly issue an injunction blocking the State Department from revoking student visas based on free speech.—
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That’s why many nail enthusiasts are switching to at-home mani-pedis — and turning it into a 2026 beauty trend.—
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The Aztecs had been switching the point guard-center ball screens, which put guards on 6-9 bouncy Nevada forward Elijah Price under the basket.—
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“Reversing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reversing. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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