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as in to revert
to go back to a previous and usually lower state or level
in extreme circumstances, people sometimes regress to the behavior they exhibited in childhood
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as in to deteriorate
to become worse or of less value
the annual celebration has regressed to the point where it's nothing more than an excuse to get drunk
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Recent Examples of regress
Tony Blengino, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
Based on data collected using FanGraphs, Torres is a defensive liability and has regressed since demonstrating signs of improvement during the 2022 season.
—Wayne G. McDonnell, Jr., Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
Guy Yehiav, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
That likely would be a quarterback following a disastrous third season by 2021 first-round pick Mac Jones, who continued to regress and was eventually benched in his first year under offensive coordinator Bill O'Brien.
—Kyle Hightower, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2024
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Verb
Its high 2024 grounder park factor of 116.9 pumped up offense a bit - at this point, that seems like an outlier that should regress to the mean going forward.
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Being required to regress to tasks that no longer challenge or utilize our skills can be demoralizing.
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In races with few polls, the polling average is reverted back toward the imputed average there based on polls in other states.G. Elliott Morris, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2024
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After stirring up speculation over whether the look was a wig or not, the star quickly reverted back to her usual brunette locks.Catherine Santino, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
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After all, fast-changing technology has been one of the drivers of deteriorating trust.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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But the recommendations were not followed, and the property continued to deteriorate.Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024
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For example, historically, a site reliability engineer (SRE) would be unlikely to leverage application metrics to know if their Kernel update caused an application-level performance regression.Tom Wilkie, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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He’s described the measure as a dangerous regression to tough-on-crime policies of the past.Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
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Freezing temperatures are forecast to return Saturday morning and at the early part of next week, though minimal precipitation is expected.Hogan Gore, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Residents in the 1900 block of Payne Street, where the Givaudan Sense Colour factory is located, are reckoning with damage to their homes after they were cleared to return from an evacuation order Tuesday.Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 22 Nov. 2024
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The tussle on the Milwaukee-to-Dallas-Fort Worth flight is the latest example of apparent air passenger misbehavior – a problem that’s worsened for airlines since before the pandemic, with at least 1,854 incidents reported this year to the Federal Aviation Administration.Graham Hurley, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
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These symptoms may worsen into uncontrolled coughing fits that last between one to six weeks.Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 16 Nov. 2024
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Balancing a business that’s declining but still throws off lots of cash with new streaming imperative has been the top consideration for media companies and a very knotty one.Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
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The other side: The Nooksack Tribal Council declined to comment this week, but justified the evictions in a statement released this month by asserting its sovereign right to govern housing on tribal lands and to prioritize the needs of its current members.Christine Clarridge, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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Soon, however, Ashleigh discovers shocking manuscripts by the titular author and descends into a dark exploration of the Crawfords’ past.Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
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But when Harvey goes missing, Batman is forced to descend into the city’s labyrinthian underground, uncovering a horrific conspiracy by a secret society that has ruled Gotham for ages, one that has ties to his parents’ tragic murder.Todd Spangler, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
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The man scribbled outside the boxes on his ballot and crumbled it up.Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2024
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Variations to mix into the cooked, mashed potatoes: Freshly chopped herbs such as parsley, dill, sage and rosemary; roasted garlic; nonfat chicken broth instead of milk; favorite cheeses, shredded or crumbled.Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Regress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regress. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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