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Recent Examples of backslide
Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
In recent years, however, with backsliding immunization rates, health officials are starting to see the effects of skipping shots.
—Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2025
The president-elect’s own secretary of state designate, Marco Rubio, in the first Trump administration wrote to President Trump expressing his concerns about democratic erosion, backsliding and the relationship between the Hungarians and the Russians.
—Lulu Garcia-Navarro, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
By Angela Haupt January 6, 2025 11:33 AM EST
The way people with disabilities are treated is backsliding in the U.S., advocates say.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 6 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Activists anxiously await air monitors, hope Chicago isn’t backsliding on pollution promises
Chicago is building what climate scientists say could be the country’s best system for monitoring tailpipe pollution from diesel trucks.
—Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
In recent years, however, with backsliding immunization rates, health officials are starting to see the effects of skipping shots.
—Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2025
The president-elect’s own secretary of state designate, Marco Rubio, in the first Trump administration wrote to President Trump expressing his concerns about democratic erosion, backsliding and the relationship between the Hungarians and the Russians.
—Lulu Garcia-Navarro, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
By Angela Haupt January 6, 2025 11:33 AM EST
The way people with disabilities are treated is backsliding in the U.S., advocates say.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backslide
Noun
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Monitor Early Warning Signs of Burnout Burnout relapse doesn’t happen overnight.—
Amanda Miller Littlejohn,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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The treatments range from oral medications to infusions to help ward off relapses, slow down the disease progression, and ease inflammation in the central nervous system.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Jan. 2025
Verb
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From mismatched poles and arms for streetlights to lapsed access agreements with a ditch company — and expired permits from Broomfield — progress on Dillon Pointe slowed to a crawl.—
John Aguilar,
The Denver Post,
28 Feb. 2025
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Bunny, George, former Vogue fashion columnist Arthur (Nathan Lee Graham) and flight attendant and lapsed Mormon Jerry (Matt Bomer) used to be an inseparable quartet, but time, distance and now George’s death have pulled them apart.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Younger children between ages 1 and 5 may become more irritable and may exhibit signs of developmental regression.—
Santina Contreras,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2025
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That said, there have been unfortunate regressions over the recent years.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
Verb
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In the days after the summit, the downtown reverted back to a filthy equilibrium.—
Carson Becker,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2025
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After experimenting with ballerina nails (also known as coffin nails) Gomez reverted back to her signature long almond shape.—
Ariana Yaptangco,
Glamour,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Iranians will no doubt continue to improve their missiles’ accuracy and performance, but today the missile program is perhaps less of a threat than Iran’s regional meddling or the reversion of its nuclear program back to the pre-JCPOA status quo.—
Richard Nephew,
Foreign Affairs,
3 Nov. 2017
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However, the stock is now beginning to show signs of mean reversion, suggesting a potential rebound may be underway.—
Nishant Pant,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2025
Verb
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All three last year regressed in one way or the other.—
Anthony Stitt,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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But in the last two seasons, the Sabres have regressed.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Visa retrogression might become more of an issue for Indian and Chinese applicants who invest under the high-unemployment category due to its more limited availability.—
Sam Silverman,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Does the Senate really want to put in office a secretary with zero medical training, who believes in raw milk and not in the extraordinary benefits of vaccinations, without asking him about such retrogression?—
Arthur House,
Hartford Courant,
22 Nov. 2024
Verb
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In January, a man returned home to South Australia from a trip to New Zealand to find an eastern brown snake had taken up residence in his house.—
Kelli Bender,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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District court judges separately ruled in favor of Wilcox and Harris, finding their removals were unlawful and returning them to their roles.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Backslide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backslide. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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