as in reversion
the act or an instance of returning to a usually worse state or condition
She discussed some ways to help avoid a relapse after quitting smoking. After a long period of cancer remission, he suffered a relapse.
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as in to revert
to return to a usually worse state or condition
After a few good months of keeping their rooms clean, the kids relapsed into their old untidy habits.
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Recent Examples of relapse
Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Removing it requires resolve, and resisting relapse is difficult.
—Autumn Dorsey, Boston Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
Autumn Dorsey, Boston Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
Information Center says relapsing polychondritis (RP) can also affect the airways (trachea), rib cartilage, eyes, heart, blood vessels, skin, kidneys, and nervous system.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Alaba is already 33 and, for almost two years now, injuries or relapses have prevented him playing regularly, so his recovery has been viewed with pessimism within the club.
—Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Removing it requires resolve, and resisting relapse is difficult.
—Autumn Dorsey, Boston Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
Offering a month-long countdown to relapse forces children to weigh the value of mental health recovery against the lure of account recovery.
—Autumn Dorsey, Boston Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
Information Center says relapsing polychondritis (RP) can also affect the airways (trachea), rib cartilage, eyes, heart, blood vessels, skin, kidneys, and nervous system.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relapse
Noun
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Even a partial reversion to historical valuation multiples implies meaningful upside.—
Sasirekha Subramanian,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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To De Luca and Abdy, making that $90-million picture with a reversion deal was a judgment call based on prior results.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Both books sold modestly, and eventually Viking let the rights revert.—
Paul Slovak
September 8,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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One dares to hope that Hollywood, for all its current ills, may finally be turning a corner, reverting back to when new ideas were held at a premium.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
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The final stage of the breakdown does, ultimately, involve Hermit and Slightly — and also, tragically, Arthur Sylvia.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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Mid-century collective behavior theories considered social movements to be nonrational, spontaneous events occurring during moments of social and cultural breakdown.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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As learning went online, special programs to engage girls lapsed — and schools were slow to restart them.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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Even though Row’s brain damage arguments were not presented in past appeals, the deadline to do so has lapsed, Moeller wrote.—
Kevin Fixler
September 5,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In fact, Poland long managed to avoid recessions altogether, even throughout the 2008-2009 financial crisis, experiencing a downturn only during the outbreak of COVID-19 some three decades after instituting vast market privatization.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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Businesses brought back recession specials earlier this summer, hoping to offset fear of a slowing economy.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For the next three years, early intervention programs — including reading, music and speech therapy — helped monitor Ness' children, looking for possible cognitive or learning setbacks.—
Jeff Truesdell,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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For Ruben Amorim, the setback left a lasting impression, with Altay Bayindir selected in the first three Premier League games.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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He was charged with felony counts of leaving the scene of crash involving death, driving without a license causing death and resisting arrest, the sheriff’s office said.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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The crash of Eastern Flight 212, ultimately, was an avoidable tragedy.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Crypto bubbles lead to crypto collapses.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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Despite those gains, the group still recorded a net loss of $517 million, largely due to the collapse of the Capri acquisition and a write-down at Kate Spade.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Relapse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relapse. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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