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 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.
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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
In slalom, the top 30 finishers from the first run are inverted and from that pack emerges the medal winner.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
That means the pumping chambers in the ventricles of the heart are inverted so that the one that evolved to pump blood to the lungs ends up pumping to the brain and the one that evolved to pump to the brain ends up pumping to the lungs.
—Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 2 Feb. 2026
Jorrel Hato inverted from left-back into deep midfield, Alejandro Garnacho and Jamie Gittens were left to create one-versus-one on the wings and the home side’s focus on moving through the middle of the pitch did not account for the numerous traps West Ham had laid for them there.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Following the trend of beauty inverted with fashion, press-on stiletto nails—seen in matte white, silver sparkles, and ruby red—were earrings.
—Essence, 30 Jan. 2026
The plane, however, crashed during takeoff, leaving the jet burning and inverted on the tarmac, killing everyone on board.
—CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
In the twenty-first-century city, things have inverted.
—Hari Kunzru, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
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
In slalom, the top 30 finishers from the first run are inverted and from that pack emerges the medal winner.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
That means the pumping chambers in the ventricles of the heart are inverted so that the one that evolved to pump blood to the lungs ends up pumping to the brain and the one that evolved to pump to the brain ends up pumping to the lungs.
—Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 2 Feb. 2026
Jorrel Hato inverted from left-back into deep midfield, Alejandro Garnacho and Jamie Gittens were left to create one-versus-one on the wings and the home side’s focus on moving through the middle of the pitch did not account for the numerous traps West Ham had laid for them there.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Following the trend of beauty inverted with fashion, press-on stiletto nails—seen in matte white, silver sparkles, and ruby red—were earrings.
—Essence, 30 Jan. 2026
The plane, however, crashed during takeoff, leaving the jet burning and inverted on the tarmac, killing everyone on board.
—CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
In the twenty-first-century city, things have inverted.
—Hari Kunzru, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inverted
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The Ducks quickly flipped the script, scoring three times in less than two minutes.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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The smiles flipped on and off like light switches.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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The recent decline could be reversed if the war with Iran ends and companies see solid profits over the next year and beyond.—
Josh Boak,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Unfortunately, this amendment was reversed by claims that the film industry in Colorado would collapse and Sundance would not come to Colorado if those funds were revoked.—
Bob Marshall,
Denver Post,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Inverted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inverted. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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