incurvates

verb

present tense third-person singular of incurvate
as in reflects

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  1. reflects
  2. inflects
  3. curves
  4. bows
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  • The acquisition reflects the changing nature of aerial threats, particularly the increasing employment of relatively inexpensive unmanned aircraft by state and non-state actors.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
  • For attendees, that recognition reflects a broader shift in how Indian culture is embraced throughout the Bay Area.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of reflects
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  • One thing with Palo Alto that really shines is CEO Nikesh Arora's track record of making smart acquisitions before the target company's business really inflects.
    — Alexa LoMonaco,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Yet her lively version inflects this ancient tragedy with a contemporary voice.
    — Amy Cannon, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of inflects
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  • Animators studied ostriches before feeding their digital movement curves into a six-axis mechanical rig carrying the performers.
    — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Ukiah to Boonville Head southwest on Highway 253, a two-lane road that curves through a dense forest.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of curves
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  • Beabadoobee scored her first Top 10 album with Pylon, which bows at Number Seven.
    — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Crawl 2 will be up against Sony’s Fake Skating and also bows the week after Warner Bros/DC’s Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of bows
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