as in curvatures
something that curves or is curved
the inflection of the river is even more obvious when viewed from the summit of the nearby mountain
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Recent Examples of inflections
Two characters who were stressed about keeping a secret had vocal inflections that could only be described as banal.
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Corbin Bolies,
Variety,
10 June 2026
Roher and co-writer Robert Ramsay craft a classically structured screenplay about a talented piano tuner who stumbles into a life of crime, upon which Roher, editor Greg O’Bryant, and composer Will Bates embroider jazzy rhythms and inflections, inspired by the musical world our characters inhabit.
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Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
The contrast between svn4vr’s different inflections evokes the spiritual tension of a pious person torn between worldly desire and submission to a higher power.
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H.d. Angel,
Pitchfork,
9 Apr. 2026
The chorus leaves the beach for the boardwalk, its cocky doo-wop inflections presenting loneliness less as an inner weakness and more as a loyalty test.
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Reed Jackson,
SPIN,
16 Mar. 2026
Look for choppy sentences, unusual inflections, abnormal phrasing, or incongruent background noise.
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Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
28 Feb. 2026
Sometimes autism’s portrayed in movies with quirky head movements, weird blinks, and weird inflections.
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Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
26 Dec. 2025
The widely varied performances are quietly yet keenly expressive; Reichardt’s dialogue has enticingly odd spin (starting with an ingenious monologue for a precocious child) and the cast delivers it with pinpoint inflections.
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Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
15 Oct. 2025
Her repetitions and stammerings and strange inflections were very much her own, as a perusal of her interviews will attest.
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Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
12 Oct. 2025
Corbin Bolies,
Variety,
10 June 2026
Roher and co-writer Robert Ramsay craft a classically structured screenplay about a talented piano tuner who stumbles into a life of crime, upon which Roher, editor Greg O’Bryant, and composer Will Bates embroider jazzy rhythms and inflections, inspired by the musical world our characters inhabit.
—
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
The contrast between svn4vr’s different inflections evokes the spiritual tension of a pious person torn between worldly desire and submission to a higher power.
—
H.d. Angel,
Pitchfork,
9 Apr. 2026
The chorus leaves the beach for the boardwalk, its cocky doo-wop inflections presenting loneliness less as an inner weakness and more as a loyalty test.
—
Reed Jackson,
SPIN,
16 Mar. 2026
Look for choppy sentences, unusual inflections, abnormal phrasing, or incongruent background noise.
—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
28 Feb. 2026
Sometimes autism’s portrayed in movies with quirky head movements, weird blinks, and weird inflections.
—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
26 Dec. 2025
The widely varied performances are quietly yet keenly expressive; Reichardt’s dialogue has enticingly odd spin (starting with an ingenious monologue for a precocious child) and the cast delivers it with pinpoint inflections.
—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
15 Oct. 2025
Her repetitions and stammerings and strange inflections were very much her own, as a perusal of her interviews will attest.
—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
12 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inflections
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There are hardly any flat architectural surfaces, and NAUSICAÄ is shaped by curvatures and louvred details.
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Its outstanding appeal, grandish curvatures and extraordinary interior design are just the norm for the upscale interior brand.
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Still, Dennis’ shot made goalies find or rediscover religion, especially during the early days of unregulated stick curves.
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The original Östereichring was a spectacular thing, with steep gradients, long straights, and high-speed curves, surrounded by views of the Styrian mountains.
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Despite Iran’s threats, 20 of those ships had taken a route far south of Iran that hugs the coastline of the United Arab Emirates and bends along Oman’s Musandam Peninsula, avoiding Iranian waters.
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Follow with 5–10 side bends per side, reaching toward your knee while keeping your movements slow and controlled.
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Aging athletes talk all the time about that sense of being tested, of being seen from all angles.
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Though some of these screens display different video works, while others form The Late, all seem to tell pieces of the same story, albeit at different times and from different angles.
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“Inflections.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inflections. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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