as in reversions
the act or an instance of going back to an earlier and lower level especially of intelligence or behavior
social instability that has led to a retrogression of moral values and standards of decent behavior
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Noun
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Watch for and prune out any reversions, which are individual shoots lacking variegation.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
8 Feb. 2026 -
But there are a wide range of both broken skills and weapons (go try out Sturm), and some promised updates or nerf reversions don’t seem to have happened at all.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The engineering team that was building new features is now fighting regressions.—
Alberto Gimeno,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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The new drug will not reverse regressions that have already occurred.—
Elizabeth Chuck,
NBC news,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Retrogressions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrogressions. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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