revert
verb (used without object)
to return to a former habit, practice, belief, condition, etc..
are reverting
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present progressiveof revert.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“The reality is, now they’re having a hard time raising money and returns are reverting to the mean.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
“Essentially, we are reverting to U.S. policy to longstanding pre-2020 geographic limitations on U.S. support for activities in those areas, a policy that goes back decades,” Mr. Miller said at a June 26 press briefing.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 12, 2023
Many of the increased tax credits and deductions parents enjoyed during the height of the pandemic are reverting to their original limits.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 17, 2023
What’s happening, in a larger context, is that global politics are reverting to form.
From Slate ● Dec. 16, 2019
The pedagogic world is now going back to his philosophy, just as in statesmanship we are reverting to Thomas Jefferson.
From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 10 Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers by Elbert Hubbard
