as in curvature
something that curves or is curved
the inflection of the river is even more obvious when viewed from the summit of the nearby mountain
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Recent Examples of inflection
Companies that can supply more, if not all, of those functions are likely to be the leaders through the next market inflection.
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Jim McGregor, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Under Renoir’s direction, the cast speak their lines nearly musically, with theatrically expressive inflections, while also conjuring a high-wire sense of spontaneity.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 July 2025
Juho Pohjonen impressed with stamina and directional energy in Etude 13, then pivoted gracefully to for Etude 14 — a piece that blends romantic lyricism with cowboy-blues inflections.
—Luke Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2025
The song was loaded with heavy drums, hi-hats, and both artists utilized a variety of challenging vocal inflections.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 25 June 2025
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Jim McGregor, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Under Renoir’s direction, the cast speak their lines nearly musically, with theatrically expressive inflections, while also conjuring a high-wire sense of spontaneity.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 July 2025
Juho Pohjonen impressed with stamina and directional energy in Etude 13, then pivoted gracefully to for Etude 14 — a piece that blends romantic lyricism with cowboy-blues inflections.
—Luke Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2025
The song was loaded with heavy drums, hi-hats, and both artists utilized a variety of challenging vocal inflections.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inflection
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As first predicted by Albert Einstein, gravitational lensing occurs when a massive celestial body causes a sufficient curvature of space-time for the path of light around it to be visibly bent, as if by a lens.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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Engage the core to help keep the lower spine curvature neutral and not rounded or slouched.—
Mark Gurarie,
Verywell Health,
7 Oct. 2025
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The curve is designed to boost up your head so your neck and shoulders have extra support.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
17 Oct. 2025
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Global warming is adding a curve ball in how mills forecast summer seasons.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
17 Oct. 2025
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Our hope is that a lot of different people approaching this problem from a lot of different angles, actually will be able to come up with a solution.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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The place was a dump, with paint chipping from the ceilings, floors slanted at strange angles, rodent droppings situated along the floorboards, and paper-thin walls that welcomed in bitter winter air.—
Jeff Pearlman,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
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Stretching the limits The clip is reportedly designed to showcase Oli’s stability, joint articulation as well as movement control, through a series of exercises including side bends, leg lifts and splits.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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While their benefits take a more aesthetic bend, timing your flower cutting with the foliage and other hallmarks of each new season can lend endless appeal to your arrangements.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
17 Oct. 2025
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Murray, in turn, was asked to be a two-way player in ways that were not necessarily originally expected for the young prospect with a deft shooting touch.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The study showed that the robot could make multiple turns exceeding 100 degrees along its body length when activated.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Inflection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inflection. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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