as in flipping
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 inverting
Lucas Blalock likewise finds tragicomic potential in photography itself, inverting Photoshop as a mere tool of postproduction to foreground it as generative and creative, leaving visible traces of labor in ugly edits and unrefined refinements.
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Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 14 June 2026
Let the cakes cool in the pans to room temperature before running a butter knife inside the rim of the pans and inverting the cakes onto the rack.
—Kate Bradshaw, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
Let the cakes cool in the pans to room temperature before running a butter knife inside the rim of the pans and inverting the cakes onto the rack.
—CBS News, 24 May 2026
This ride is wild mayhem, with two commanding launches that send you inverting and free-spinning into total bliss.
—Zachary Laks, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2026
Chelsea could manipulate their press, either by finding Fernandez lurking on the left wing and Malo Gusto inverting into midfield on the right, or through Sanchez going long.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Murray screened for Jokic, inverting the pick-and-roll — a trick that very few tandems have the skill-set to pull off.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026
This time, the dynamic is inverting.
—Deirdre Bosa,jasmine Wu, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
Try inverting the plant pot over your hand and gently shaking the African violet out.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Feb. 2026
Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 14 June 2026
Let the cakes cool in the pans to room temperature before running a butter knife inside the rim of the pans and inverting the cakes onto the rack.
—Kate Bradshaw, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
Let the cakes cool in the pans to room temperature before running a butter knife inside the rim of the pans and inverting the cakes onto the rack.
—CBS News, 24 May 2026
This ride is wild mayhem, with two commanding launches that send you inverting and free-spinning into total bliss.
—Zachary Laks, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2026
Chelsea could manipulate their press, either by finding Fernandez lurking on the left wing and Malo Gusto inverting into midfield on the right, or through Sanchez going long.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Murray screened for Jokic, inverting the pick-and-roll — a trick that very few tandems have the skill-set to pull off.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026
This time, the dynamic is inverting.
—Deirdre Bosa,jasmine Wu, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
Try inverting the plant pot over your hand and gently shaking the African violet out.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inverting
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Another video showed the carriage flipping over with the remaining passengers inside after its wheels struck another carriage at the park.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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Turning on production isn’t like flipping a switch.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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Space stocks — The group slid, reversing earlier gains.—
Darla Mercado, CFP®,Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
12 June 2026
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And net earnings totaled $48 million, reversing a loss of $2 million a year earlier.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
11 June 2026
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“Inverting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inverting. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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