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
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.
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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
Run a knife around edges of cake before inverting onto a baking sheet.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 13 Jan. 2026
Season one was already a stunner, but season two turned the whole enterprise into a striking diptych, inverting Cassian’s original arc of awakening by reframing him as one small part in a larger collective struggle.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Allow the cakes to cool in the pan 15 to 20 minutes before inverting onto a cooling rack.
—Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Contrasting this was a black button-down underneath his jacket, essentially inverting the classic suit color scheme.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
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
Run a knife around edges of cake before inverting onto a baking sheet.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 13 Jan. 2026
Season one was already a stunner, but season two turned the whole enterprise into a striking diptych, inverting Cassian’s original arc of awakening by reframing him as one small part in a larger collective struggle.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Allow the cakes to cool in the pan 15 to 20 minutes before inverting onto a cooling rack.
—Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Contrasting this was a black button-down underneath his jacket, essentially inverting the classic suit color scheme.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inverting
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After a string of Democratic special-election wins across the country, Democrats have been bullish about flipping seats in Florida.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
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Just to recap, Dach had the puck in overtime in the neutral zone but failed to gain the red line before flipping the puck down the ice to get a change, being forced to stay on the ice when that puck crossed the Lightning goal line for an icing.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Using data from 2015 to 2019, Stanford’s Center for Research on Education Outcomes reported that more than 200 charter networks were closing or even reversing racial disparities in reading, math, or both.—
Steven F. Wilson,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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Comcast has shown an appetite for M&A, and the cable and broadband sector is seeing consolidation, but the media giant for now is focused less on dealmaking than on reversing negative investor sentiment.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Inverting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inverting. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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