reversal
noun
an act or instance of reversing.
reversals
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pluralof reversal.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"Engagement is slow, progress is incremental, and reversals are frequent," is the UN's sober summary of the past five years of on-off dialogue.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Workers who are unhappy with a decision can request a review from an independent office inside WSI, which leads to reversals or settlements in about 10% of the cases brought to it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
But if you assume that momentum will keep working long term, while you also worry about the occasional reversals, a reversal is a positive, not a negative.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
Bringing the constraints of cultural anthropology back into biomolecular analysis allows other reversals to emerge.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026
Obviously, that is no more than an average long-term trend, with innumerable shifts in either direction: 1,000 amalgamations for 999 reversals.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
