incurving

verb

present participle of incurve
as in reflecting

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  1. reflecting
  2. curving
  3. inflecting
  4. bowing
  5. arching
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  • Medical schools at the University of Florida and University of Miami are both in the top 20% of medical schools nationwide, reflecting the importance of Florida’s reforms.
    — Ian Kingsbury, Sun Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Miranda Lambert is reflecting on a fan encounter that left her in tears.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of reflecting
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  • 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
  • The tangle of stubby points stood out like overgrown thumbs, and the down-curving prongs on either side of his head were at least a foot long.
    — Al Dawson, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of curving
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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
  • When a company is growing at these rates while inflecting into real profitability, the multiple is less an obstacle.
    — Tony Zhang, CNBC, 15 July 2026
Definition of inflecting
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  • Brief tornadoes may also develop along the northern ends of bowing segments within the line.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Georgie gave the crowd a bow, losing her balance briefly before catching herself, waving to her family and bowing again.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of bowing
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  • Video shows the single-engine plane careening into an overpass arching atop the expressway.
    — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Then gently tilt your pelvis forward by arching your back and lifting your chest toward the ceiling while looking up.
    — RikkiLynn Shields, HEALTH, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of arching
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