as in flipped
to change the position of (an object) so that the opposite side or end is showing
if you invert the coin, there's a picture of a buffalo on the back
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Recent Examples of inverted
That is inverted for the Lakers, with a lower overall age, but is higher in age per minutes.
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David Troy, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Within the zār belief, those same histories are inverted.
—Adam Pourahmadi, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
Naqvi took these ideas and inverted them.
—Hettie O'Brien, The Dial, 21 Apr. 2026
The helicopter broke a water line for the building’s sprinkler system, then came to a stop inverted inside the building.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
Lastly, the bank still sees positive breadth at 7%, which during other market bottoms has been severely inverted.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026
Weaver and his collaborators shot scenes upside down, re-inverted them through glass, and paired the visuals with live guitar and narration.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2026
In a moment when success is measured in eyeballs reached, the motivations that first inspired the prominent role of debate in American society have been inverted.
—Talya Zax, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2026
The fuselage, or the helicopter's main body, inverted, with it and the tailboom hitting terrain about 150 and 350 feet from the lines, the report added.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 19 Feb. 2026
David Troy, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Within the zār belief, those same histories are inverted.
—Adam Pourahmadi, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
Naqvi took these ideas and inverted them.
—Hettie O'Brien, The Dial, 21 Apr. 2026
The helicopter broke a water line for the building’s sprinkler system, then came to a stop inverted inside the building.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
Lastly, the bank still sees positive breadth at 7%, which during other market bottoms has been severely inverted.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026
Weaver and his collaborators shot scenes upside down, re-inverted them through glass, and paired the visuals with live guitar and narration.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2026
In a moment when success is measured in eyeballs reached, the motivations that first inspired the prominent role of debate in American society have been inverted.
—Talya Zax, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2026
The fuselage, or the helicopter's main body, inverted, with it and the tailboom hitting terrain about 150 and 350 feet from the lines, the report added.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inverted
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Things flipped in the second period, with Anaheim outshooting Vegas 17-6, but Hart answered the bell.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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Video taken by witnesses at the scene at 87th and South State Street, right off the Dan Ryan Expressway, shows a police squad car with major front-end damage and a black car that is flipped over onto its roof.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
Verb
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Some of the cancellations have been reversed by the courts.—
Felicia Mello,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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Described as a surprising and rare find, the scabbard reversed a phrase commonly used in archaeology.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
10 May 2026
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“Inverted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inverted. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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