as in curved
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
Bird flu has also inflected other animals, including dairy cattle.
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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
These fundraisers are inflected with the emotional toll of disaster.
—Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2025
The works trick the eye into seeing the places where beauty becomes enfolded with violence, where the gleam of the universe is inflected with gore.
—Zoë Hopkins, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Yet their lives are inflected with the modern.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 20 Oct. 2024
We have been inflected by the course of our lives, but only a few of us, possibly, radically changed.
—Lydia Davis, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2024
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
These fundraisers are inflected with the emotional toll of disaster.
—Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2025
The works trick the eye into seeing the places where beauty becomes enfolded with violence, where the gleam of the universe is inflected with gore.
—Zoë Hopkins, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Yet their lives are inflected with the modern.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 20 Oct. 2024
We have been inflected by the course of our lives, but only a few of us, possibly, radically changed.
—Lydia Davis, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inflected
Verb
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His music reflected his deep environmental commitment and love for the outdoors, qualities that led to accolades including Grammy and Emmy Awards.—
Darryn King,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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Wrexham’s excellent form in both League Two and League One, meanwhile, was reflected with their total of 27 wins — second only to Leeds.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
Verb
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With their heads bowed, and some hands gripped together, each stayed quiet as a chaplain spoke life into their calling.—
Deon J. Hampton,
NBC News,
3 Jan. 2025
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With their heads bowed, and some hands gripped together, each stayed quiet as a chaplain spoke life into their calling.—
Deon J. Hampton,
NBC News,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Inflected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inflected. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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