INCURVE Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

incurve

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Definition of incurve

as in to reflect

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The six-machine launch reflects the company’s wider attempt to develop into a more comprehensive supplier of semiconductor manufacturing equipment rather than remaining focused on a single part of the fabrication process.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
Titanium dioxide and iron oxides supply the pigment—though the former doesn’t make this a substitute for sunscreen—and light-reflecting mica keeps the finish from looking flat.

— Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of reflect

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Similarly, experiments that Sanchez-Lavega and his colleagues performed with computer simulations of currents in shallow water suggest the decagon formed because of a meandering wave trapped by a curving atmospheric jet.

— Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Its sides pinch inward near the ground before curving, mushroom-like, outward, making its upper body appear to float.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of curve

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From there, Zheng used her lofted forehand and backhand to pin Keys back, taking her toes off the baseline and asking her to either build points over the course of several shots, or take arcing balls on the rise, a decision heavy with risk.

— Ava Wallace, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Government fire investigators said the fire, which killed 19 people and destroyed thousands of homes in Altadena, was caused by electrical arcing on Edison’s out-of-service transmission line in Eaton Canyon.

— Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

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Where so many of her predecessors came alive only on the dance floor, Ojeda allows her subject matter to reverberate through the novel, inflecting every sentence with its shivery rhythms.

— Robert Rubsam, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026
Cloud unit Azure and AI assistant Copilot are crucial drivers of the stock, and analysts argued that both are set to inflect.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 21 July 2026

Definition of inflect

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Clancy’s father, seated in the second row directly behind his daughter, leaned forward and bowed his head.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
Related Stories While onstage before his new film bowed on the first night of the serene Colorado festival, Haigh seemed faintly astonished to be there at all.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

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