inflection

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Recent Examples of inflection Analysts see a coming inflection for the chip equipment supplier’s business. Jim Cramer, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025 Washington’s vocal cadence has always been something akin to jazz — altering pace, inflection, and volume to keep other characters (and audience members) off balance. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 24 Mar. 2025 Effective communication is 7% words, 38% inflection, and 55% facial expression. George Bradt, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025 Both director and actor seek to defy tone and expectation, and Pattinson’s performance, using a weird little voice and delivering oddball line readings and inflections, fits perfectly with the auteur’s unique approach to humor and sincerity. Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for inflection
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Noun
  • In June 1990, NASA announced the discovery of a spherical aberration on Hubble's primary mirror due to a 2-micron mistake in the curvature of the telescope's primary mirror — about 1/50 the width of a human hair.
    Josh Dinner, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Firefly released an image Friday showing a glint of sunlight reaching around the curvature of the Earth, some 250,000 miles (402,000 kilometers) away.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 18 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Yamamoto snapped off a flurry of big-bending curves, generating four whiffs on 11 swings.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Einstein’s general theory of relativity, which is used to describe the gravity of black holes, uses a single field equation to explain how space curves and matter moves.
    Lyndie Chiou, Wired News, 20 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Putting a camera in the wings, on stage, up close and personal — using a mix of static and tracking shots and difference angles in a way that no one can experience in an auditorium — now that’s worth watching.
    Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 27 Apr. 2025
  • The week after WrestleMania is always a treat, with multiple angles being set up for the next year and matches that could have been at the Showcase of the Immortals.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • To stretch and strengthen your feet, try the following: To stretch the calf and heel, try heel cord stretches: Stand facing a wall, placing the unaffected leg forward with a slight knee bend and the affected leg straight behind with the heel flat.
    Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Neighborhoods to Visit Città Antica Verona’s historic center, known as the Città Antica or the Centro Storico, is nestled within a bend in the Adige River and is designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Demand for housing has seen a massive surge since the beginning of the pandemic, which in turn has brought up home prices and values.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Tariffs are expected to raise inflation in the U.S., which implies higher future interest rates, which in turn pressures Treasurys, Ryan said.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025

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“Inflection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inflection. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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