incurved

verb

past tense of incurve
as in curved

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  1. curved
  2. arched
  3. inflected
  4. bowed
  5. rounded
  6. reflected
  7. crooked
  8. arced
Verb
  • In the final minute of stoppage time to end the first half, Morocco's Achraf Hakimi curved his free kick right in front of the goal, seemingly just one perfect touch away from a goal.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 30 June 2026
  • If spacetime is curved, then the path of light is also curved.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of curved
Verb
  • When the rain cleared, a rainbow arched above the New York skyline.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • She was braced against a near-vertical gray rock on a steep part of the mountain, with her back unnaturally arched and her face pointed at the sky, eyes open.
    — William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of arched
Verb
  • On the outside the new face of the CLA is inflected with tri-star icons and glowing new tri-star headlights—a detail that denotes newer and fancier models—with a large Mercedes logo anchoring the grille.
    — Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Fortunately, North Carolina’s Avetts aced the assignment with a soul-gripping version of George Harrison’s melodically rich proclamation of hope, this time inflected with fiddle and banjo.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 20 May 2026
Definition of inflected
Verb
  • France coach Didier Deschamps bowed when his star came to the bench after he was substituted in the 85th minute.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • After the game, the two teams huddled in the infield with heads bowed in support of Lasko.
    — Zach Powell, New York Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of bowed
Verb
  • A bit sweet from sugar, a bit acidic from vinegar, a bit spicy from hot sauce, and rounded out with neutral oil, this homemade vinaigrette recipe is the perfect all-purpose salad dressing.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 2 July 2026
  • The marque's showcase is rounded out by the exceptionally rare 1962 Maserati 5000 GT, an Allemano-bodied grand tourer developed at the request of the Shah of Iran.
    — Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of rounded
Verb
  • The fact that Siebel Newsom kept pressing women’s issues as her husband became governor, Ziering said, reflected her integrity.
    — Jenny Jarvie Follow, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • The decision to merge, as Crain’s Cleveland Business explored, partly reflected concerns about domestic enrollment.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of reflected
Verb
  • Two days after the Knicks were booed frequently while trailing by 30 points in the first half of their 114-97 loss to Dallas, the scoreboard was crooked in their favor.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Her most unusual feature was her teeth, which were crooked in a way that reminded me of a spiral staircase.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Jan. 2026
Definition of crooked
Verb
  • Tillman, whose right foot was bloodied before the kick because a Bosnian player stepped on it, still arced a shot over five standing Bosnians, into an unsaveable spot that keeper Nikola Vasilj almost dared Tillman to target.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 2 July 2026
  • Two double rainbows arced above me within six days.
    — Lily Goldberg, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026
Definition of arced
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