incurvate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for incurvate
Verb
  • Launched from submerged submarines, the M51 can reach altitudes exceeding 2,000 kilometers and re-enters the atmosphere at speeds up to Mach 20, reflecting France’s focus on precision, reliability, and constant readiness in maintaining its 290-warhead nuclear deterrent.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The growing appetite from both private collectors and public audiences builds on years of scholarship by academics such as Ogbechie, and curator Bonsu hopes that this mainstream interest alongside the exhibition will prompt visitors to ask questions and reflect on their own cultural heritage.
    Suyin Haynes, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Here the set becomes a comedy generator, a set of curving sides that Reeves can lean against and slide bonelessly down.
    Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Roll up each triangle, starting at wide end, and curve edges slightly to form a crescent shape.
    Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • There arc few, if any, clearings, old apple trees, and old stone walls.
    Worth Matthewson, Outdoor Life, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Firefighters were dispatched at least 47 times to Altadena during the month of January in response to electrical issues, like wires down or arcing, the Los Angeles County Fire Department data shows.
    Chiara Eisner, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Kirk’s evangelicalism inflected both the tone and content of his message.
    Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Harrison’s acclaimed speculative reimagining of a family drama, inflected with sci-fi and clones (and turned into a movie a few years ago), finally gets a Broadway run.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The series was directed by Guillaume Lonergan and bowed on Bell Media’s Canadian streamer Crave.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
  • He will be killed by his brother, the angel Ejllael (Steve Noh), for bowing to a human.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Incurvate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incurvate. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.

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