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as in reverted
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 deteriorated
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 regressed
But Nussmeier decided to stay in school, and his play regressed due to injuries and inconsistent play.
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Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
Since then, the team has regressed in the postseason.
—Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
That projection is based on the player’s performance in each metric over the last three seasons (five for goalies), weighted for recency where more recent seasons carry more significance and regressed to the mean.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Since then, the club has regressed in the postseason.
—CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
The starting rotation is still quite good, though has regressed to 10th in MLB in ERA.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
Ceci and Dumoulin had little positive impact on the Kings, who slipped in terms of defensive effectiveness, regressed tremendously in the transition game and plummeted all the way to 30th of 32 teams on the penalty kill.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 18 Apr. 2026
Braun regressed to 30% from 3-point range this season while battling an ankle injury.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
Orlando’s once-vaunted defense also regressed considerably, dropping out of the top 10 after ranking second behind OKC a year ago.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
Since then, the team has regressed in the postseason.
—Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
That projection is based on the player’s performance in each metric over the last three seasons (five for goalies), weighted for recency where more recent seasons carry more significance and regressed to the mean.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Since then, the club has regressed in the postseason.
—CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
The starting rotation is still quite good, though has regressed to 10th in MLB in ERA.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
Ceci and Dumoulin had little positive impact on the Kings, who slipped in terms of defensive effectiveness, regressed tremendously in the transition game and plummeted all the way to 30th of 32 teams on the penalty kill.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 18 Apr. 2026
Braun regressed to 30% from 3-point range this season while battling an ankle injury.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
Orlando’s once-vaunted defense also regressed considerably, dropping out of the top 10 after ranking second behind OKC a year ago.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for regressed
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In 2017, Neverland Ranch was reverted back to its original name of Sycamore Valley Ranch, per Billboard.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
26 Apr. 2026
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The third, introduced on April 16, added a system prompt instruction capping the model’s responses at 25 words between tool calls—a change Anthropic said measurably hurt coding quality before it was reverted four days later.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
24 Apr. 2026
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His mental health has severely deteriorated, his financial situation is terrible, and his drug dependency is at its worst.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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An old male Japanese macaque maintained alpha status as his ability to walk deteriorated, but only through an alliance with the alpha female.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
22 Apr. 2026
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Among other things, the lawsuit asserted that tens of thousands of absentee ballots already have been mailed to people and a substantial number have been filled out and returned.—
David A. Lieb,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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Some of the scrubs have been returned because customers found the material to be too thick for their liking.—
Lisa Gutierrez
May 1,
Kansas City Star,
1 May 2026
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The behavior of a suspect in the murders of two University of South Florida students from Bangladesh worsened over time from marijuana use, family members told deputies after his arrest three years ago for punching his brother in the face and kicking his mother in the back.—
Mike Schneider,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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Higher debt and interest rates have worsened the country’s budget outlook.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
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The city’s fragile race relations had crumbled with Rodney King, Latasha Harlins and the 1992 riots.—
Deputy Managing Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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The top of his head drilled Bona’s chest, and the Celtics guard crumbled to the court, holding his neck.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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Following 19 months of surveillance, more than 500 troops, six helicopters, and several planes descended on the facility, which was being protected by a perimeter of roughly 30 pickup trucks and over 60 gunmen.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Earlier this month, as Pippin and Imani descended onto Montrose, Lueck told the Tribune that Pepper and Blaze had been recently spotted at their wintering grounds in Florida and North Carolina, respectively.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Westerheide declined to answer follow-up questions about the Patton autopsy.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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That tax collector, Cheryl Blogoslawski, was suspended from her job in January, not long after a new mayor, Democrat Bobby Sanchez, took office after Stewart declined to seek a seventh two-year term.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2026
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