inflects

present tense third-person singular of inflect

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Verb
  • In that moment, Dupree involuntarily punches him and the pair go quiet as Dooley cusses and bends over wincing in pain.
    Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Autocrats do not think that history bends toward justice.
    Richard Stengel, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The mortality curves from Gompertz models associated with the three migratory strategies are presented on panel A–C—the death rates m(x) (gray dots) are also presented.
    GrrlScientist, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • As the road curves around, the Inland Sea comes into view, its small pool feeding into the ocean through a massive slit in the cliff.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • While the series veers more toward the action side of things, stealth is also incredibly important.
    George Yang, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The move reflects a growing trend among companies to adapt to shifting consumer preferences and heightened scrutiny of food additives.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Ma, who has an MBA, also reflects on the gap between how the tech and business worlds discuss artificial intelligence versus his peers in the arts.
    Fiction Non Fiction October 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • And the Buckeyes are working through some kinks in an offense that turns from conservative to aggressive in random segments of the game.
    Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Rock Springs turns a corner But now, the town is digging up this part of its migrant history and finding new ways to shed light on a dark moment in its past.
    Jenna McMurtry, NPR, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In Los Angeles, Justin Bieber takes the court for some basketball, a pregnant Cardi B waves her arms and Glen Powell and Peyton Manning are all smiles at the Chad Powers premiere.
    Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
  • After the Hunt star Andrew Garfield waves to attendees of the red carpet premiere of the film in Venice on Friday.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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“Inflects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inflects. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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