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Recent Examples of backslide
Dylan Scott, Vox, 11 Mar. 2025
More than 6,000 brands have been rated so far, with staffers generally endeavoring to update scores every 12 to 18 months to judge progress (or backsliding, as the case may be).
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2025
Such stuff might also have new life via TikTok or YouTube, and have appeal to a new group of people who have been turned off by incessant and dour reports of increasingly harsh weather, backsliding democracy and overseas war.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 Apr. 2025
Is there a chance of backsliding in clean energy progress?
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 23 Apr. 2025
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Verb
With Kennedy at the helm of HHS, scientists and public health experts worry that a major breakthrough in medicine development may now backslide.
—Dylan Scott, Vox, 11 Mar. 2025
More than 6,000 brands have been rated so far, with staffers generally endeavoring to update scores every 12 to 18 months to judge progress (or backsliding, as the case may be).
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2025
Such stuff might also have new life via TikTok or YouTube, and have appeal to a new group of people who have been turned off by incessant and dour reports of increasingly harsh weather, backsliding democracy and overseas war.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 Apr. 2025
Is there a chance of backsliding in clean energy progress?
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backslide
Noun
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An eating disorder in midlife can be a relapse or an entirely new thing for you.—
Amy Norton,
SELF,
27 May 2025
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Hunter Biden suffered a relapse of alcohol addiction and later with crack cocaine.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
21 May 2025
Verb
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The country’s first solar tax credits took effect in 1978, but were allowed to lapse in 1985, when President Ronald Regan was in office.—
Tik Root,
Wired News,
24 May 2025
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That law thankfully lapsed in 1800, even though the new president, Thomas Jefferson, later used it to sue a handful of newspaper editors for libel during his first term.—
Richard Stengel,
Time,
23 May 2025
Noun
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Last season, the 35-year-old tight end showed some signs of regression.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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Photo: Getty Images But revival doesn’t have to mean regression.—
Ashliene McMenamy,
Allure,
17 May 2025
Verb
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The rights to Fixed reverted back to Sony, which tossed shopped the project into the market, for Netflix to fetch.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2025
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The House passed a stopgap spending bill to avoid a government shutdown in March, but the bill reverted Washington to its 2024 budget until Congress can pass new appropriations by Oct. 1.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
10 June 2025
Noun
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The missed projection was the result of state reversions and unanticipated growth of services for aging and disabled residents.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
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The result for Minnesota was a reversion to its harassing, hit-first defense.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
25 May 2025
Verb
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The Pacers have also quietly regressed in their overall power play proficiency from last season, which occurs in situations where Indiana has a plus-1 numbers advantage on the break.—
Kelly Iko,
New York Times,
1 June 2025
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The Nuggets regressed from eighth in defensive rating to 21st in the league last season.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
29 May 2025
Noun
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Visa retrogression might become more of an issue for Indian and Chinese applicants who invest under the high-unemployment category due to its more limited availability.—
Sam Silverman,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Does the Senate really want to put in office a secretary with zero medical training, who believes in raw milk and not in the extraordinary benefits of vaccinations, without asking him about such retrogression?—
Arthur House,
Hartford Courant,
22 Nov. 2024
Verb
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Fishing boats around the world are returning emptier.—
Marc Benioff,
Time,
8 June 2025
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Giancarlo Stanton should return in the coming weeks, and Reyes is a candidate to get designated for assignment if a roster spot is needed.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
8 June 2025
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“Backslide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backslide. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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