1
as in reverse
a change in status for the worse usually temporarily
the company's long-term strategy is sound, and they should be able to weather this latest reversal
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as in turnaround
a changing from one policy or point of view to virtually its exact opposite
parents need to be consistent in their discipline policy, as reversals will only undermine the whole process
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Recent Examples of reversal
This latest seeming reversal of opinion comes a little more than a month after the governor cozied up to President Trump.
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Joel Fox, Orange County Register, 7 Mar. 2025
Musk has drawn ire from Democrats along the way, but its unclear whether his political activities prompted Baltimore’s reversal.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 6 Mar. 2025
On social media, Columbia University Apartheid Divest, a coalition of student groups, demanded the immediate reversal of three Barnard students’ expulsions.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
In a slight role reversal, Blair was the blonde bombshell on Oscar night.
—John Russell, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
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Joel Fox, Orange County Register, 7 Mar. 2025
Musk has drawn ire from Democrats along the way, but its unclear whether his political activities prompted Baltimore’s reversal.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 6 Mar. 2025
On social media, Columbia University Apartheid Divest, a coalition of student groups, demanded the immediate reversal of three Barnard students’ expulsions.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
In a slight role reversal, Blair was the blonde bombshell on Oscar night.
—John Russell, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reversal
Noun
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Nvidia is far from the only momentum stock to go in reverse in recent weeks.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
14 Mar. 2025
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The big picture: Some fear that the worker boost seen in 2022 and 2023 will play out in reverse.—
Courtenay Brown,
Axios,
14 Mar. 2025
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But for many in the locker room and in the organization, the consequences of a lack of a turnaround are real.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2025
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And that’s a fourth-quarter turnaround for someone (Me.—
Deanne Revel,
Southern Living,
8 Mar. 2025
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The big picture: The high court's eventual decision could deal a major setback to the LGBTQ+ community, which the executive branch has already targeted with an executive order blitz that undermines protections and quality of life for transgender people.—
Ina Fried,
Axios,
10 Mar. 2025
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With Starship, the recent failures are a significant setback.—
Ryan Whitwam,
Ars Technica,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In 1990, after decades of denial by the Soviet Union, President Mikhail Gorbachev finally acknowledged the truth of those findings.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2025
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What the Check Host screenshots, or indeed the Telegram postings, cannot do is prove that Dark Storm is actually behind the X denial of service attacks.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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This is a turnabout for the agency, which joined the Fed and the FDIC in January 2023, under the Biden administration, in issuing a general caution against banks partnering with digital asset businesses or offering related services.—
Brady Dale,
Axios,
7 Mar. 2025
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September 5 details the network turnabout that eventually led to Democrat politicians hiring former ABC News producer James Goldston in 2022 to take on Arledge’s legacy and then arrange and fabricate the J6 Select Committee hearings for primetime consumption.—
Armond White,
National Review,
28 Feb. 2025
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Britain is not the only country pressed into making a volte-face.—
London Business School,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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The realities of Putin’s momentum, coupled with Washington’s volte-face, have led to a clear mood shift in Kyiv.—
Daryna Mayer,
NBC News,
13 Feb. 2025
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But its decision to about-face on what executives long cast as a sacrosanct passenger perk brings the largest U.S. domestic carrier in line with its rivals, which together generated more than $5 billion from bag fees last year, according to federal data.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2025
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That is a startling about-face in positional value by Schoen after letting Xavier McKinney walk to a first-team All-Pro season in Green Bay on a four-year, $67 million deal with $23 million guaranteed.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2025
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The same hesitation existed with computers, the internet, and smartphones.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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TikTok Reacts Jensen's transformation sparked a wave of reactions in the comments section, with viewers split between admiration and hesitation.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Reversal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reversal. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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