incurve

verb

Definition of incurvenext
as in to reflect

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incurve
  1. reflect
  2. curve
  3. arc
  4. inflect
  5. bow
  6. round
Verb
  • The music as a whole seems to reflect all of this moment-to-moment action at a larger structural level, shifting from one overlapping movement to the next according to the same fractal geometry that governs the beat.
    — Andy Cush, Pitchfork, 31 Oct. 2026
  • When the two mix, the gas glows red, and the blue haze comes from light reflecting off space dust.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of reflect
Verb
  • Here, at the lonely eastern edge of Polynesia, the empty horizon seems to curve with the Earth itself.
    — Mark Johanson, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026
  • No-brainer options included handsome denims with a curving leg and neo-suiting playing on mixing rather than matching sets.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of curve
Verb
  • Planks of cypress arc upward and inward, precisely laid to create a huge chevron pattern.
    — Web Behrens, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Why can’t the body content itself with stillness, leavened, perhaps, by the fluttering of fingers over a keyboard or the occasional arcing turn of a page?
    — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of arc
Verb
  • Ivory has a warm undertone, often of yellow but sometimes of pink or brown, while a dead-white has a cool undertone, lightly inflected with gray or blue.
    — Wendy S. Walters, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Yet her lively version inflects this ancient tragedy with a contemporary voice.
    — Amy Cannon, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of inflect
Verb
  • After the Korean War, Washington reluctantly bowed to European pressure to relax some restrictions.
    — S. C. M. Paine, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The golden lamé bra top and floor-length skirt were punctuated with a big black tulle bow at the back.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of bow
Verb
  • Brigham Young, Kentucky, Alabama and Texas rounded out the top 10.
    — Eric Olson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Unlimited storage, an unlimited prompt library, and unlimited brand voice round out the plan.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of round
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