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
Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
Peer support staff for people in jail, housing, and transportation assistance to try to reduce relapses.
—Alecia Taylor, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2025
William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Only one, with the muscle-damaging condition myositis, has relapsed.
—Byjennifer Couzin-Frankel, science.org, 14 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Lind founded the nonprofit, Team Maureen, in honor of her older sister who died in 2006 after a relapse of cervical cancer.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
Peer support staff for people in jail, housing, and transportation assistance to try to reduce relapses.
—Alecia Taylor, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2025
Verb
Despite initial treatment success, most patients relapse or develop resistance to the current therapies.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Only one, with the muscle-damaging condition myositis, has relapsed.
—Byjennifer Couzin-Frankel, science.org, 14 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relapse
Noun
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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
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Historical data suggests caution: Rising unemployment rates and a reversion of the yield curve often precede recessions.—
Gene Goldman,
Forbes,
7 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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The provisions would also require continued coverage if a patient’s BMI drops below 35, as long as a doctor certifies that stopping the drug would likely cause the patient’s BMI to revert above that threshold.—
Katy Golvala,
Hartford Courant,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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For a deeper look at valuation, see our breakdown on Tesla Valuation: Is TSLA Stock Expensive Or Cheap?.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Israel’s President, Isaac Herzog, fears a breakdown.—
Bernard Avishai,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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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
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Some have been released; others simply weren’t re-signed when their contracts lapsed.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Strategists and fund managers have also recently raised the probability of a recession, a shift that stems in large part from concerns about the Trump administration’s fiscal policies.—
Dan Mangan,Kevin Breuninger,Jesse Pound,Christina Wilkie,Megan Cassella,Erin Doherty,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2025
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This marks Goldman Sachs' highest recession risk since the regional banking crisis two years ago.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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And with Julian then sharing the affair, that was a huge setback.—
Breanne L. Heldman,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Emmett followed that setback with a June 2023 decision loss to Ilia Topuria.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Worried about the impact of a market crash on JNJ stock?—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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There is a crash on I-70 between I-435/Exit 411 and 78th Street/Exit 414.—
Kansas City Star Bot,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The building collapse near the city's Chatuchak Market killed at least three people, Thai National Institute for Emergency Medicine said at 4:20 p.m. local time (5:30 a.m. ET).—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025
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The last national recession was a brief collapse from February to April 2020, as the Covid pandemic ravaged the economy.—
Jenavieve Hatch,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Relapse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relapse. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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