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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Elsewhere in the booth are pulsating Op art–inflected pieces by Younes Khourassani, who studied under Hamidi at the École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Casablanca in the late ’90s and early 2000s.
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Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Mike Amiri’s swanky cocktail club was the perfect setting for his glamorous, Hollywood after dark, ’70s inflected collection.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 27 Jan. 2025
While James Beard-finalist chef Pushkar Marathe grew up in India, and his Stage menu does play with lots of chutneys and pickle, his small dishes are inflected with all kinds of global flavors, such as Korean bbq ribs with gochujang sauce and kimchi aioli.
—John Oseid, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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.
—Zoë Hopkins, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
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Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Mike Amiri’s swanky cocktail club was the perfect setting for his glamorous, Hollywood after dark, ’70s inflected collection.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 27 Jan. 2025
While James Beard-finalist chef Pushkar Marathe grew up in India, and his Stage menu does play with lots of chutneys and pickle, his small dishes are inflected with all kinds of global flavors, such as Korean bbq ribs with gochujang sauce and kimchi aioli.
—John Oseid, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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.
—Zoë Hopkins, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
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Completed in 2021, the four-bedroom, four-bath abode offers nearly 7,000 square feet of living space over three floors that are accessible via an elevator and a curving staircase topped by a 34-teardrop glass pendant chandelier.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
14 Mar. 2025
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The interior design features curved wooden elements that not only add sculptural beauty but also enhance sound quality throughout the venue.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
14 Mar. 2025
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This effect occurs because Earth's atmosphere scatters shorter wavelengths of sunlight while allowing longer wavelengths — red and orange light — to bend into Earth's shadow and illuminate the moon.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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That confidence helps the GT2 Stradale bend into Ascari’s faster corners with graceful, approachable ease.—
Lawrence Ulrich,
Robb Report,
4 Mar. 2025
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So Quinlin began to map out what’s now the Irish Heritage Trail, reflecting upon similar Boston history trails.—
Michele Herrmann,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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The contacts with Sudan, Somalia and the breakaway region of Somalia known as Somaliland reflect the determination by the U.S. and Israel to press ahead with a plan that has been widely condemned and raised serious legal and moral issues.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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This latest movie from Angel Studios demonstrates that the distributor’s interest in releasing films that veer away from proselytizing is paying off artistically.—
Frank Scheck,
The Hollywood Reporter,
5 Mar. 2025
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Something to be optimistic about is that PLT seems to want to veer away from fast fashion, which is a good thing.—
Aamina Inayat Khan,
StyleCaster,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Inflect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inflect. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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