into reverse
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: into an opposite state or condition
The decrease in profit has been put into reverse.
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Owners also accrue home equity that can be used to finance home repairs, education, or other expenses – or can be turned into reverse mortgages for senior citizens.
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Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
If the fortunes of AI companies go into reverse, the repercussions will be serious.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2025
Since Mills’ modeling can blindly reproduce the climates of the ancient past, he’s recently toyed with putting it into reverse to see what awaits our ever-changing planet in the far, far future.
—Peter Brannen, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Following Microsoft’s surprising u-turn on Windows 10 support, with an essentially free 12-month extension suddenly offered to all, Windows 11 upgrades slipped into reverse.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
If the fortunes of AI companies go into reverse, the repercussions will be serious.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2025
Since Mills’ modeling can blindly reproduce the climates of the ancient past, he’s recently toyed with putting it into reverse to see what awaits our ever-changing planet in the far, far future.
—Peter Brannen, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Following Microsoft’s surprising u-turn on Windows 10 support, with an essentially free 12-month extension suddenly offered to all, Windows 11 upgrades slipped into reverse.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Into reverse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/into%20reverse. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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