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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 inflected
To add to the complexity, smoke taint is inflected by subtle distinctions between grape varietals, too.
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Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
But sure enough, the artist born Frederick John Philip Gibson enlisted Amy Taylor and company for his drum n’ bass-inflected latest single, harnessing the group’s energy and then exploding it with Gesaffelstein-like sirens and typically all-over-the-place vocal triggers.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
Despite the risks, the approach worked; sales for the first half of 2025 finally show a positive trend led by the QX80 and its smaller three-row crossover sibling, the QX60, also inflected with much of the new design language.
—Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
By the early 2000s, Rolling Stone seemed overly preoccupied with Boomer artists of fading vitality; Spin, while containing punchy criticism, was a glossy consumer magazine inflected by celebrity and fashion.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
But closer to me, and with greater incident, these phrases are inflected by the voice of Hiba Abu Nada, the Gazan poet who was martyred in an Israeli airstrike on October 20, 2023.
—Huda Fakhreddine
august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Bird flu has also inflected other animals, including dairy cattle.
—Josh Funk, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 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 upcycling and couture-inflected label formally relaunched in 2022 and counted more than 40 stockists worldwide including Dover Street Market New York and its counterpart in Los Angeles, Ssense and SKP in Beijing.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
But sure enough, the artist born Frederick John Philip Gibson enlisted Amy Taylor and company for his drum n’ bass-inflected latest single, harnessing the group’s energy and then exploding it with Gesaffelstein-like sirens and typically all-over-the-place vocal triggers.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
Despite the risks, the approach worked; sales for the first half of 2025 finally show a positive trend led by the QX80 and its smaller three-row crossover sibling, the QX60, also inflected with much of the new design language.
—Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
By the early 2000s, Rolling Stone seemed overly preoccupied with Boomer artists of fading vitality; Spin, while containing punchy criticism, was a glossy consumer magazine inflected by celebrity and fashion.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
But closer to me, and with greater incident, these phrases are inflected by the voice of Hiba Abu Nada, the Gazan poet who was martyred in an Israeli airstrike on October 20, 2023.
—Huda Fakhreddine
august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Bird flu has also inflected other animals, including dairy cattle.
—Josh Funk, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 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 upcycling and couture-inflected label formally relaunched in 2022 and counted more than 40 stockists worldwide including Dover Street Market New York and its counterpart in Los Angeles, Ssense and SKP in Beijing.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inflected
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Fashion lovers, celebrities, and stylists alike are fans of this polished shoulder bag, thanks to its durable leather, curved top handle, and flat base.—
Cortne Bonilla,
Vogue,
15 Dec. 2025
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Additive manufacturing allows load-bearing structures to follow curved, organic geometries dictated by optimization algorithms rather than the straight ribs and stringers of traditional airframes.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Later in the day, Patrick reflected on the moment officers charged into demonstrators.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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O’Brien spoke at the Oxford Union earlier this week and reflected on how the ire around the current administration has resulted in less laughs and too much fury.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Last spring, both Katelynn and Jaelen were in the car with their son when their Ford F-150 veered off the road and collided with a tree, per a Louisiana State Police press release shared the day of the crash.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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The Colorado Department of Transportation will try again on Monday to recover a snowplow that veered off a highway and became stuck earlier this week.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Bradie Tennell bowed her head to the ice after her final pose as the crowd stood and cheered.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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The deference with which that body has bowed to presidential fiat would make Page and William Maclay shudder.—
Jake Lundberg,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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His left foot got caught up with the leg of Watson and bent awkwardly.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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Edwards was carted off the field in the second quarter after his left foot got caught up with the leg of Watson and bent awkwardly.—
Andrew Seligman,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Jan. 2026
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