as in to curve
to change from a straight line or course to a curved one
tree limbs inflecting toward the trunk
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Recent Examples of inflect
Lockwood has admired Plath for years; what confounded her was the biographical approach to her work, the terrible death inflecting everything that came before.
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Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Today, a new generation of chefs is whipping up seasonally informed and culturally inflected variations, transforming the oddity into a full-fledged dessert genre.
—Mehr Singh, Vogue, 31 July 2025
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In retrospect, Soda never really sounded like Soda, as the trio’s restless identity kept morphing from album to album since the release of its new wave inflected 1984 debut.
—Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2025
Pakistani military also claimed to have shot down five Indian fighter jets and inflected heavy losses on Indian military installations by targeting 26 locations in India.
—Rajesh Roy, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
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Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Today, a new generation of chefs is whipping up seasonally informed and culturally inflected variations, transforming the oddity into a full-fledged dessert genre.
—Mehr Singh, Vogue, 31 July 2025
So Far The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time
In retrospect, Soda never really sounded like Soda, as the trio’s restless identity kept morphing from album to album since the release of its new wave inflected 1984 debut.
—Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2025
Pakistani military also claimed to have shot down five Indian fighter jets and inflected heavy losses on Indian military installations by targeting 26 locations in India.
—Rajesh Roy, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inflect
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Along the Corniche—a sweeping waterfront promenade curving around the bay—traditional dhows drift past a shimmering skyline of minarets and sculptural skyscrapers.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Here, miles away from the nearest public road, a small canyon carves into curving limestone.—
Eva Frederick,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Sep. 2025
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Each was tested by pulling, bending, or snapping it to measure strength.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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The sides and top of the car were damaged, and the car appeared to have crashed into a building where the road bends.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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The infrastructure improvements carried out this summer reflect Liverpool’s desire to encourage ‘free play’ for their youngsters outside of structured coaching sessions.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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The views and opinions expressed in this column are the author's and do not necessarily reflect those of USA TODAY.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Their attempts at political discourse often veered toward the group speaking in vague, naïve universalisms.—
Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
4 Sep. 2025
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Prosecutors allege that the driver of the car, Dennis Edward Mitchell III, 31, intentionally veered toward Simoncic and have charged him with capital murder along with other charges.—
Emily Curiel,
Kansas City Star,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Inflect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inflect. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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