reversing

verb

present participle of reverse
1
as in overturning
to change (as an opinion) to the contrary the appeals court reversed the district court's decision

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2
as in flipping
to change the position of (an object) so that the opposite side or end is showing when one side of the cleaning cloth gets dirty, just reverse it you can reverse the jacket for a whole new look

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Recent Examples of reversing Fatal overdoses declined from 3,056 in 2023 to 2,192 in 2024, reversing nearly a decade of increases. — Joel Teron, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026 The Labor Department’s unemployment rate has been declining in recent months, reversing last year’s uptick, but an alternate measure tells a different story. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026 Summary Nigeria will rejoin FTSE Russell's frontier market equity indexes on September 21, reversing its 2023 removal due to foreign exchange repatriation difficulties. — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Thanks to a rising demand for more premium products, airlines are reversing course on the steady elimination of individual entertainment screens and are now adding them back to their fleets across all cabin classes. — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026 Looking at the chart since its last earnings report on May 27, the stock rallied to around $209, before quickly reversing course and heading to the aforementioned June low. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026 Rams coach Sean McVay said reversing the college football-to-NFL pipeline was mind-boggling. — Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026 The Park District placed a life ring at Pratt Pier in September 2021, reversing a previous announcement. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026 The Common App report showed double-digit declines in applications from Asia and Africa, but the number of European students applying to American campuses also fell by 4%, reversing years of steady increases. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reversing
  1. overturning
  2. flipping
  3. revoking
  4. switching
Verb
  • The garbage truck continued through the intersection, hitting a Chevy Colorado before overturning onto its side.
    — Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
  • In May, the South Carolina Supreme Court agreed, overturning Murdaugh’s double-murder conviction and ordered a new trial.
    — KC Baker, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of overturning
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  • In one example, it's seen flipping pages of sheet music on a stand as a guitarist plays the score.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Gruters specifically predicted victories for Republican Senate candidates in Ohio, Maine, and Texas, where Democrats are eyeing flipping longtime Republican seats.
    — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of flipping
Verb
  • The following has zero to do with TCU’s revoking the Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s credentials to cover TCU athletic events.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026
  • However, experts said revoking a visa alone may have little impact on someone already in the country.
    — María Luisa Paúl, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of revoking
Verb
  • He was recruited out of high school as a wide receiver before switching to defensive back, and his pass-catching background gives him an edge tracking the ball.
    — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Physicists have found a way to stabilize a system without sensors or feedback, by switching between two instabilities at the right tempo.
    — Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of switching

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“Reversing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reversing. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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