inverts

present tense third-person singular of invert
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 The leather upper starts with a white base with black polka dots and inverts the colors for the heel overlay. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026 Building a comprehensive repository to chase a question that science has already answered inverts the logic of research. — Jennifer D. Oliva, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026 Once something is in production, the priority inverts and the effort goes into bringing cost down while holding quality. — Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Fear-buying follows a distinct economic logic that inverts the conventional relationship between anxiety and spending. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 June 2026 This inverts the usual analysis of American politics, that our bitter culture wars will always resolve down to questions like affordability. — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 22 June 2026 The central spaces in which Palmer likes to operate have also felt clogged at times, particularly when Marc Cucurella inverts from left-back. — Liam Twomey, New York Times, 3 June 2026
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  • Ratliff calls Talarico the best person in the race before the video flips to Smith, who represented House District 92 in Tarrant County for eight terms, before leaving the House in January 2013.
    — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Attribution models that lean on cross-site tracking are losing signal quality every day, whether or not any single browser flips a switch.
    — Ivan Guzenko, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
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  • The man rushes to the garage, grabs a crate of tools and a leaf blower and gets back inside the vehicle, which then reverses and drives off.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
  • According to the data released Tuesday by the Graduate Management Admission Council, the drop reverses two consecutive years of application growth.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026

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“Inverts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inverts. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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