inverted

past tense of invert
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 In 2022 long-term acute care hospitals accounted for 56 percent of screening detections and ordinary acute care hospitals for 25; by 2024 the proportions had inverted, to 36 and 51. John Drake, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 The chic quarter-button front, preppy collar, and inverted back pleat add understated yet fashion-forward details, making this an easy, polished look prepared for whatever’s on the itinerary. Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2026 Pink started things literally inverted, with one of her famous aerial tricks to begin her opening number. Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 8 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
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  • Bart’s blast flipped a game on its head, a game that the Braves would win 3-0.
    Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 9 July 2026
  • The Reds then flipped him to Seattle in 2022, and after a season with his hometown Mariners, the Cardinals acquired him for cash.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 8 July 2026
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  • Trump had also already reversed a key provision contained in the agreement that allowed Iran to sell its oil on the global market.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
  • In April 2018, Trinidad’s High Court found the laws unconstitutional, but a local appeals court partially reversed that ruling in March 2025.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026

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“Inverted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inverted. Accessed 16 Jul. 2026.

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