inflected

verb

past tense of inflect
as in curved
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 inflected Davis reflected on the tragedy of the situation and the trauma inflected on the surviving children. — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026 To add to the complexity, smoke taint is inflected by subtle distinctions between grape varietals, too. — Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026 Mizuho says MongoDB has inflected positively. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026 On the outside the new face of the CLA is inflected with tri-star icons and glowing new tri-star headlights—a detail that denotes newer and fancier models—with a large Mercedes logo anchoring the grille. — Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 Local kingklip is served fresh with a Spanish pilpil enriched with plankton; abalone, deeply tied to South Africa’s coast, is paired with an emulsion of Gordal olives; and shrimp toast, inflected with Durban’s curry-laden maritime heritage, has struck a chord with local diners. — Rafael Tonon, Time, 12 Mar. 2026 Fortunately, North Carolina’s Avetts aced the assignment with a soul-gripping version of George Harrison’s melodically rich proclamation of hope, this time inflected with fiddle and banjo. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 20 May 2026 Next, stop at 1701 Barbecue, which helped kick off a new generation of Beaumont joints in 2020 with Central Texas-style ‘cue inflected with Cajun and Creole influences. — J.c. Reid, Houston Chronicle, 2 May 2026 With this selection, readers can have an experience similar to readers in Japan in encountering this fresh new voice, inflected with Kanako’s distinctively Osakan warmth and wit (the adorable Shiba Inu mutt at the center of the story certainly may be part of the appeal too). — Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inflected
  1. curved
  2. reflected
  3. veered
  4. bowed
  5. bent
Verb
  • In the final minute of stoppage time to end the first half, Morocco's Achraf Hakimi curved his free kick right in front of the goal, seemingly just one perfect touch away from a goal.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 30 June 2026
  • If spacetime is curved, then the path of light is also curved.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of curved
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  • The fact that Siebel Newsom kept pressing women’s issues as her husband became governor, Ziering said, reflected her integrity.
    — Jenny Jarvie Follow, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • The decision to merge, as Crain’s Cleveland Business explored, partly reflected concerns about domestic enrollment.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of reflected
Verb
  • The driver of the Infiniti was standing near the back of the vehicle when a Ford sedan veered into the shoulder, DiMartino shared.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 5 July 2026
  • The driver of a pickup truck veered off the Overseas Highway and into the water in the Florida Keys on Saturday morning, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 4 July 2026
Definition of veered
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  • France coach Didier Deschamps bowed when his star came to the bench after he was substituted in the 85th minute.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • After the game, the two teams huddled in the infield with heads bowed in support of Lasko.
    — Zach Powell, New York Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of bowed
Verb
  • Once upon a time, this cowboy had bent at the knees, elbows, shoulders, and hips.
    — Will Mackin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
  • Blazing Saddles, which was just re-ranked as the funniest movie ever made by the American Film Institute, certainly bent every norm and broke every rule, and potentially offended just about everybody — and therefore nobody — in the process.
    — Rance Collins, Entertainment Weekly, 28 June 2026
Definition of bent

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