as in to curve
to change from a straight line or course to a curved one
tree limbs inflecting toward the trunk
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Recent Examples of inflect
How does that inflect your work as president, especially now?
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Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2025
Some audiences considered her rendition offensive and that may inflect reactions to the on stage curtsy from 2019.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
While unwelcome, this might have been dismissed as a fickle and politically inflected data series had it not been preceded by Walmart’s cautious first-quarter guidance, the shortfall in January retail sales, a soft services-sector gauge and rollovers in some travel-and-dining stocks.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 22 Feb. 2025
The monkey doesn’t move (except to bang its drum), nor inflect any direct violence.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 21 Feb. 2025
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Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2025
Some audiences considered her rendition offensive and that may inflect reactions to the on stage curtsy from 2019.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
While unwelcome, this might have been dismissed as a fickle and politically inflected data series had it not been preceded by Walmart’s cautious first-quarter guidance, the shortfall in January retail sales, a soft services-sector gauge and rollovers in some travel-and-dining stocks.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 22 Feb. 2025
The monkey doesn’t move (except to bang its drum), nor inflect any direct violence.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inflect
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The glass lobby curves around this view and outside is a huge pool deck with bar and lost of open-air seating.—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Highlights in the Land of Enchantment include curving through Apache Canyon, sidling along the red sandstone cliffs near Gallup, and marveling at the barren lava fields of El Malpais National Monument and National Conservation Area.—
Ellen Carpenter,
AFAR Media,
24 Apr. 2025
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The more Trump bends to the dovish faction of MAGA, the more likely his foreign policy is to end in failure.—
The Editors,
National Review,
2 May 2025
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The near-unanimous shareholder votes show two things — large and small investors alike do not want companies’ boards of directors and management to bend to activist shareholders, and investors believe maintaining DEI programs is good for business.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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With a focus on inclusivity and national unity, these celebrations will bring together communities, organizations, and individuals to reflect on the nation’s journey while looking ahead to the next chapter of its history.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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This competence is rooted in the brand’s history as a pioneer in titanium and ceramic watches and reflected in the choice of Ceratanium® as a case material for two of the new watches.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
2 May 2025
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After passengers swim in the ocean, the boat tours the coast, veering close to the jagged cliffs, sea caves, and waterfalls. 10.—
Rachel Ng,
AFAR Media,
7 May 2025
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The Post screams on, and—by the evidence of our last national election, in which almost every demographic in the city veered right, toward Donald Trump, whose profile was created, in part, in Murdoch’s pages—New York keeps hearing it out.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
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“Inflect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inflect. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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