revert to
phrasal verb
reverted to; reverting to; reverts to
1
: to go back or return to (an earlier state, condition, situation, etc.)
She has reverted (back) to her old habits.
My blood pressure has reverted to normal.
After playing badly in the last two games, he seems to have reverted to (is previous) form.
2
law, of property
: to be given to (a former owner or a former owner's heir)
The estate reverted to a distant cousin.
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The apartment complex-turned-hotel is now reverting to rental units as early as April.
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Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
Income thresholds would also revert to their pre-TCJA levels: $110,000 for married couples filing jointly and $75,000 for all other filers.
—Dan Avery, CNBC, 12 Feb. 2025
In Canada, Australia, Ireland, and the U.K., intellectual property reverts to a creator’s estate 25 years after the creator’s death.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2025
By operation of law, Shuster’s foreign copyrights automatically reverted to his estate in 2017 in most of these territories (and in 2021 in Canada).
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
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Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
Income thresholds would also revert to their pre-TCJA levels: $110,000 for married couples filing jointly and $75,000 for all other filers.
—Dan Avery, CNBC, 12 Feb. 2025
In Canada, Australia, Ireland, and the U.K., intellectual property reverts to a creator’s estate 25 years after the creator’s death.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2025
By operation of law, Shuster’s foreign copyrights automatically reverted to his estate in 2017 in most of these territories (and in 2021 in Canada).
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Revert to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revert%20to. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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