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
  • The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art’s central plaza, which spreads out beneath the building’s curved, hovering form, was always meant to be a generous civic space.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The signature curved heel from the designer’s Larroudé past collections returns, but this time also in a kitten heel iteration.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of curved
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  • This is the oldest inhabited castle in Scotland, complete with turrets, arched windows and red stone walls.
    — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 17 Sep. 2026
  • In subsequent images, Sweeney arched her back while laying on a basketball on the ground, slung a wooden baseball bat over one shoulder, and covered her body with a silver hockey stick.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of arched
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  • 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
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  • The film bowed in the Midnight Madness section at the Toronto Film Festival and will have its Asian premiere at Singapore’s Capitol Theatre.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Accordingly, The Marriage Market bowed in Germany first, on ProSieben’s streaming platform Joyn.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of bowed
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  • Napa leather linings, a cabochon clasp inlaid with white mother-of-pearl, and interchangeable silk tassels available in 12 colors to encourage customers’ personalization rounded out the style.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Wells ran through the stop sign of third-base coach Luis Rojas, who raised both arms before Wells rounded second.
    — Rob Maaddi, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of rounded
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  • As our voices reflected off the curved walls, Wittman led me to the adjacent recording studio, available for musicians, artists, and scientists interested in exploring frequencies.
    — Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Rodan-Benzaquen said the anger reflected years of educational instability, frequent ministerial changes and reforms that have failed to resolve persistent school problems.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 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
  • Taylor dropped back three steps and arced a jump ball into the corner over Barron and into the mitts of Sheppard, who appeared to scrape both toes along the turf before the Broncos’ stopper shoved him out of bounds.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Wilson arced a left-footed pass into the perfect space for the Italian, whose shot was hurried and saved by Arthur Okonkwo.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 26 July 2026
Definition of arced
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