revert
verb (used without object)
to return to a former habit, practice, belief, condition, etc..
reverting
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present participleof revert.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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In other words, yields finally are reverting to normal after the low-rate era following the 2008 financial panic and European sovereign crisis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Cyclical businesses don’t tend to revert to normal, often reverting to losses, and so he argues, “the time to buy a cyclical business is when they’re making losses, not when they’re making super profits.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
Verstappen's pace came despite Red Bull reverting to a standard rear wing while they refine the the 'flip-flop' or 'somersault' design that caused high-speed crashes for the Dutchman in the past two races.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Political consultant Steve Maviglio filed an application Friday with state officials that seeks to alter California’s voting system by reverting to a traditional primary.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2026
As the doors slid closed, enveloping them in solitude in that tiny metal chamber, Dimple’s mind somehow kept reverting back to that moment in the antiques store.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
