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as in overturning
to change (as an opinion) to the contrary
the appeals court reversed the district court's decision
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as in flipping
to change the position of (an object) so that the opposite side or end is showing
when one side of the cleaning cloth gets dirty, just reverse it you can reverse the jacket for a whole new look
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Recent Examples of reversing
Reform day school enrollment has also risen by 5%, reversing years of declining trends.
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Grace Gilson,
Sun Sentinel,
29 June 2026
More ships entered the Gulf over the weekend than departed, reversing a trend seen over the previous week, when efforts focused on evacuating seafarers stranded in the Gulf.
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Khaled Wassef,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
In technology news, shares in SK Hynix have turned positive, reversing steep losses after the group, alongside Samsung, unveiled trillion-dollar investment plans to build new fabs.
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Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
29 June 2026
On June 18, a panel of three judges unanimously sided with the DOI, reversing a ruling the city won in February.
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Danny Freeman,
CNN Money,
28 June 2026
Some people also suggest reversing it in the winter so the reflective side faces inward to help keep some of the cold out.
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Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Do this regularly; teenagers are adept at reversing settings the moment your back is turned.
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Dr. Shaheena Janjuha-Jivraj,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
The Department of Health and Human Services is moving to make adjustments to testosterone-therapy labels, reversing changes made over a decade ago that restricted availability for some men.
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Theara Coleman,
TheWeek,
25 June 2026
But that flow is quickly reversing as Asia, once an arms importer, is now emerging as a hardware manufacturer and arms exporter, driving the global defense industry in a more multipolar world.
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Chris Oberoi,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
Grace Gilson,
Sun Sentinel,
29 June 2026
More ships entered the Gulf over the weekend than departed, reversing a trend seen over the previous week, when efforts focused on evacuating seafarers stranded in the Gulf.
—
Khaled Wassef,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
In technology news, shares in SK Hynix have turned positive, reversing steep losses after the group, alongside Samsung, unveiled trillion-dollar investment plans to build new fabs.
—
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
29 June 2026
On June 18, a panel of three judges unanimously sided with the DOI, reversing a ruling the city won in February.
—
Danny Freeman,
CNN Money,
28 June 2026
Some people also suggest reversing it in the winter so the reflective side faces inward to help keep some of the cold out.
—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Do this regularly; teenagers are adept at reversing settings the moment your back is turned.
—
Dr. Shaheena Janjuha-Jivraj,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
The Department of Health and Human Services is moving to make adjustments to testosterone-therapy labels, reversing changes made over a decade ago that restricted availability for some men.
—
Theara Coleman,
TheWeek,
25 June 2026
But that flow is quickly reversing as Asia, once an arms importer, is now emerging as a hardware manufacturer and arms exporter, driving the global defense industry in a more multipolar world.
—
Chris Oberoi,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reversing
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More than 160 years earlier, Galileo's telescopic observations had revealed mountains, valleys, and craters on the lunar surface, overturning the ancient notion that heavenly bodies were perfect spheres.
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The ruling is the latest in a series of Supreme Court decisions that have loosened campaign finance restrictions, overturning a 2001 precedent that upheld the spending limits.
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Holding on to the players who committed — and potentially flipping a player or two from someone else’s class — is the objective now.
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Kean was elected to Congress for his first term beginning in 2023, flipping a district that was represented by former Democratic Congressman Tom Malinowski.
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Another decision allows the administration to proceed with revoking temporary legal status for hundreds of thousands of immigrants.
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Zelensky formally responded on Saturday in a decidedly undiplomatic post on X, subtly trashing the Polish government for revoking his award while not doing so with other historical awardees that many would object to.
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Taking them out of the equation and switching the play past them is the right approach.
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Bake until edges are lightly browned, 15 to 18 minutes, switching and rotating sheets halfway through baking.
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“Reversing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reversing. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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