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retroactive

[re-troh-ak-tiv] / ˌrɛ troʊˈæk tɪv /


ADJECTIVE
retrospective
Synonyms


Example Sentences

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The state was the first in the nation to pass legislation allowing such retroactive cancellations.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

According to S&P Global Market Intelligence, “immediate implications of tariff reversal are likely to result in retroactive refunds, not future price relief.”

From MarketWatch • Feb. 20, 2026

Attorney David Lesperance says he has helped four wealthy clients to leave California already, anticipating the tax could be retroactive to Dec. 31, 2025.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

Although those tax cuts were retroactive to the start of 2025, tax withholding tables were only adjusted at the start of this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

Prosecutors in many places resisted retroactive application of the Court's decision in Miller v.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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