inflect

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Recent Examples of inflect Particularly in private credit, where AI adoption is inflecting. Don Muir, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025 Bird flu has also inflected other animals, including dairy cattle. Josh Funk, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025 In the first quarter, Pacific revenue grew 16% on double-digit capacity growth, with unit revenue inflecting positive. Ted Reed, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025 How does that inflect your work as president, especially now? Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for inflect
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inflect
Verb
  • The architects Jeff Milstein and Barbara Weinstein pushed the kitchen under an arched alcove, lifted a bedroom above a curving wall, and carved a private office into the living area that looks like a tiny southwestern house.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 22 May 2025
  • The gleaming buildings of Chicago, curving along the shore of Lake Michigan, are especially lethal.
    Vincent Alban, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Verb
  • The flexi-wings bend slightly at high speeds to reduce drag or increase downforce, helping the car go faster.
    Luke Smith, New York Times, 29 May 2025
  • The leather straps are adjustable for a custom fit, and the sole only bends slightly at the toe, indicating excellent structure and long-term durability.
    Lauren Paige Richeson, Health, 29 May 2025
Verb
  • Some public health experts have noted that this omission may reflect food industry influence.
    Paul Dawson, The Conversation, 26 May 2025
  • In December 2023, Lennox celebrated one year of sobriety and reflected on her journey via Instagram.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 26 May 2025
Verb
  • In her public rhetoric, mostly on social media and right-wing media appearances, Lake has veered between promising to restore the networks to their historic mission and pledging to demolish them.
    David Folkenflik, NPR, 22 May 2025
  • However, warm skin tones can veer on the more coral side of the red spectrum, while cool skin tones might find blue-toned reds more flattering.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 May 2025

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“Inflect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inflect. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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