as in flips
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 inverts
Sidings inverts that curve, bookending the ambient drift of its middle suite with its most towering, brutalist kosmische slabs.
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Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 29 Jan. 2026
That inverts 2025's hierarchy when offensive AI capabilities topped worries at 47% versus only 22% for data exposure.
—Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
That’s just bad, but what’s unforgivable is how flippantly King of the Monsters inverts the atomic metaphor that begat Godzilla.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
The new guidance moves away from the current MyPlate model and inverts the classic depiction of the food pyramid, a longstanding visual of the American diet.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 29 Jan. 2026
That inverts 2025's hierarchy when offensive AI capabilities topped worries at 47% versus only 22% for data exposure.
—Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
That’s just bad, but what’s unforgivable is how flippantly King of the Monsters inverts the atomic metaphor that begat Godzilla.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
The new guidance moves away from the current MyPlate model and inverts the classic depiction of the food pyramid, a longstanding visual of the American diet.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inverts
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Monster trucks do it all — from high‑speed sprint races to the crowd‑favorite freestyle finale, where drivers push the limits with wheelies, flips and massive jumps.—
Travis LaCoss,
IndyStar,
5 Feb. 2026
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Continue reading … DEJA VU – Social media flips script on Schumer's voter ID claim using his own words against him.—
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FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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The polar vortex, a ring of high-altitude winds, weakens, splits, or reverses as a result of this event, allowing frigid cold Arctic air to move southward into North America and Europe, according to the National Weather Service.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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This morning's rally reverses yesterday's almost 4% decline — and then some.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Inverts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inverts. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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