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
These fundraisers are inflected with the emotional toll of disaster.
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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
This was a good sign that business is bottoming and will inflect positively next year.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024
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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
This was a good sign that business is bottoming and will inflect positively next year.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inflect
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Al Suave's curving roofs mimic the waves just steps away, while a flowing pool cuts through the property like the creek that divides the two sides of town.—
Natalie Stoclet,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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The site sits on the edge of Coffey Park, an unlikely haven in the middle of industrial Brooklyn with its curving walkways and 126 trees.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
8 Jan. 2025
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The show bends over backward to explain that the Sinatra nickname comes from Samantha’s frequent use of hats, even though Nicholson’s head is rarely covered.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
28 Jan. 2025
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The Catholic Church in Venezuela bent the rules for the semiaquatic animal, allowing it to be eaten during Lent.—
Gary Shteyngart,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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When a planet retrogrades, its energy is turned inward which, in turn, encourages us to reflect on our personal lives.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
26 Jan. 2025
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Now, five years later, DDP took time to reflect on that iconic moment, sharing behind-the-scenes footage from his preparations.—
Nathan Kamal,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 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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There is something deeply amusing about a studio struggling so hard to not come across overtly progressive, who then has a star blurt out something that veers entirely in the opposite direction.—
James Hibberd,
The Hollywood Reporter,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Inflect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inflect. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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