as in to curve
to change from a straight line or course to a curved one
tree limbs inflecting toward the trunk
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Recent Examples of inflect
The works trick the eye into seeing the places where beauty becomes enfolded with violence, where the gleam of the universe is inflected with gore.
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Zoë Hopkins, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
These fundraisers are inflected with the emotional toll of disaster.
—Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2025
This is a sign that the company’s sales momentum continued after inflecting positive year over year in October for the first time since August 2022.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
The company’s third-quarter results , reported in mid-November, hinted that its business is bottoming out and poised to inflect positively next year.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2024
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Zoë Hopkins, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
These fundraisers are inflected with the emotional toll of disaster.
—Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2025
This is a sign that the company’s sales momentum continued after inflecting positive year over year in October for the first time since August 2022.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
The company’s third-quarter results , reported in mid-November, hinted that its business is bottoming out and poised to inflect positively next year.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2024
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Located at The Meadows at the top of Elk Camp Gondola, the Snowmass tubing experience takes you down multiple lanes, zooming, curving, gliding and spinning.—
Shauna Farnell,
The Denver Post,
29 Jan. 2025
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Worn slightly tousled and curved around her chin, the bob was the work of her longtime hairstylist Larry Sims.—
Morgan Fargo,
Vogue,
28 Jan. 2025
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As a reminder of the government’s zero tolerance, tough-on-crime policies, photos and videos are often circulated that show scores of inmates, sometimes shirtless and clad only in boxers, bending over with their hands on their shaven heads.—
Annie Correal,
New York Times,
5 Feb. 2025
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Linking arms with Nunez, Thiago whispered in the striker’s ear as the Uruguayan bent over to adjust his socks.—
Stuart James,
The Athletic,
5 Feb. 2025
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The crewed sorties were replaced by drone flights following the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war in February 2022, a decision that appeared to reflect concern over the safety of American service personnel.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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Opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of TIME editors.—
Sefa Secen & Serhun Al / Made by History,
TIME,
7 Feb. 2025
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Even with the acknowledgements of those Dead members missing from the stage, any solemnity was short-lived, and the tone veered more toward presenter Woody Harrelson’s introductory speech for the band’s kudos.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2025
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Those possibilities, though, appear severely threatened after old tweets of Gascón’s led her to issue an apology Thursday — the latest setback in an Oscar campaign that’s veering close to becoming a train wreck.—
Jake Coyle,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Inflect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inflect. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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