revert to
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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Musk is seeking over $150 billion in damages, Altman’s removal as CEO, and for OpenAI to revert to a nonprofit.
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Ali Jackson-Jolley, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Musk also wanted Altman to be removed from OpenAI’s board of directors and had sought to have OpenAI reverted to a not-for-profit company.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 18 May 2026
The jailbreak rule states that if a team that’s killing a minor penalty scores a shorthanded goal, its player may leave the penalty box, and play reverts to 5-on-5.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 18 May 2026
Any funds remaining when the program ends will revert to the federal government.
—Nandika Chatterjee, Time, 18 May 2026
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Ali Jackson-Jolley, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Musk also wanted Altman to be removed from OpenAI’s board of directors and had sought to have OpenAI reverted to a not-for-profit company.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 18 May 2026
The jailbreak rule states that if a team that’s killing a minor penalty scores a shorthanded goal, its player may leave the penalty box, and play reverts to 5-on-5.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 18 May 2026
Any funds remaining when the program ends will revert to the federal government.
—Nandika Chatterjee, Time, 18 May 2026
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“Revert to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revert%20to. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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