revert to
phrasal verb
reverted to; reverting to; reverts to
1
: to go back or return to (an earlier state, condition, situation, etc.)
She has reverted (back) to her old habits.
My blood pressure has reverted to normal.
After playing badly in the last two games, he seems to have reverted to (is previous) form.
2
law, of property
: to be given to (a former owner or a former owner's heir)
The estate reverted to a distant cousin.
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum suggested Wednesday that the United States revert to a historic name for the territory, America Mexicana, in a clapback at President-elect Donald Trump’s proposal to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico.
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Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 8 Jan. 2025
Indeed, with the Nixon Doctrine, U.S. policy toward much of Asia had already reverted to a less interventionist stance even during the later decades of the Cold War.
—Bilahari Kausikan, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Wolves have reverted to a back three in recent weeks, increasing the need for reinforcements at centre-back during the January window.
—David Ornstein, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
If your Nikon is set to manual focus, the ring reverts to focus control, regardless of setting.
—PCMAG, 6 Jan. 2025
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Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 8 Jan. 2025
Indeed, with the Nixon Doctrine, U.S. policy toward much of Asia had already reverted to a less interventionist stance even during the later decades of the Cold War.
—Bilahari Kausikan, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Wolves have reverted to a back three in recent weeks, increasing the need for reinforcements at centre-back during the January window.
—David Ornstein, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
If your Nikon is set to manual focus, the ring reverts to focus control, regardless of setting.
—PCMAG, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Revert to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revert%20to. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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