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
Pink started things literally inverted, with one of her famous aerial tricks to begin her opening number.
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Alex Apatoff,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
That equation has been inverted.
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Satyabrat Chowdhury,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
This time, the agency was inverted.
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Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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.
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Adam Pourahmadi,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
Naqvi took these ideas and inverted them.
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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.
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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.
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Davis Giangiulio,
CNBC,
17 Mar. 2026
Alex Apatoff,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
That equation has been inverted.
—
Satyabrat Chowdhury,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
This time, the agency was inverted.
—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
That is inverted for the Lakers, with a lower overall age, but is higher in age per minutes.
—
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inverted
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Okorie flipped his commitment from Harvard to join Stanford for his freshman year in the 2025 season, becoming an Associated Press All-American honorable mention, the All-ACC first team and the ACC All-Rookie team.
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Then there's Ed Hale, owner of the Baltimore Blast soccer team and retired banking executive, who flipped his party from Democrat to Republican for this race.
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Multiple officers injured The driver allegedly reversed the vehicle into an unmarked police car and multiple members of the NYPD, then put the car into drive and drove forward, striking a sergeant, who was thrown to the ground.
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But a federal appeals court reversed that decision, ruling the Voting Rights Act can only be enforced by the federal government and not through lawsuits brought by individual voters or groups.
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“Inverted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inverted. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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