as in curving
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 inflecting
Lockwood has admired Plath for years; what confounded her was the biographical approach to her work, the terrible death inflecting everything that came before.
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Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
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The eclipse maximum This magnificent view of the sun's disk was captured minutes after the local eclipse maximum, when 70% of the solar surface surface was hidden by the curving expanse of the moon in the skies above Dunedin in New Zealand.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
21 Sep. 2025
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Now operated by the 3rd generation of the Scott family, who still cook burn-barrel style on big cinderblock pits under the curving metal roof of the pit house.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
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But in 2023, after decades of research, scientists celebrated several breakthroughs that have already started bending the curve on hospitalizations and deaths.—
Emily Bazar,
Scientific American,
23 Sep. 2025
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An inevitable part of lawn maintenance, ridding your space of weeds often takes hours to do and requires bending, straining, and stretching in less-than-ideal positions to get the job done.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
23 Sep. 2025
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Ways to measure strength The strength of materials is measured in several ways, each reflecting how a material responds to different types of stress.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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When the novel shifts to Illinois, details become blurrier, reflecting the impact trauma can have on the brain while also mirroring the lack of clarity within the investigation.—
Book Marks
September 25,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
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The northbound driver hit two cars after veering into the southbound lanes, police said.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Sep. 2025
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The key to nailing this look without veering into kitsch, says Kehoe, is to establish a foundation with color and texture, then add in unique items that reflect your personal style.—
Abbey Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Sep. 2025
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Though Jimmy Kimmel is now back on the air, the Directors Guild of America isn’t acting like this instance of a Hollywood corporation apparently bowing to political pressure will be a one-off.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
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Next up for Brown is the final season of Stranger Things, which Netflix release over three volumes with the first set of episodes bowing over Thanksgiving weekend and the final episode bowing on New Year’s Eve.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Inflecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inflecting. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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