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
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.
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Scotty Reiss,
Forbes.com,
30 June 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.
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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.
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J.c. Reid,
Houston Chronicle,
2 May 2026
Davis reflected on the tragedy of the situation and the trauma inflected on the surviving children.
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Ivan Pereira,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
Mizuho says MongoDB has inflected positively.
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Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
23 Mar. 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.
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Rafael Tonon,
Time,
12 Mar. 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).
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Literary Hub,
4 Mar. 2026
To add to the complexity, smoke taint is inflected by subtle distinctions between grape varietals, too.
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Nicola Twilley,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
Scotty Reiss,
Forbes.com,
30 June 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
Davis reflected on the tragedy of the situation and the trauma inflected on the surviving children.
—
Ivan Pereira,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
Mizuho says MongoDB has inflected positively.
—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
23 Mar. 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
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
To add to the complexity, smoke taint is inflected by subtle distinctions between grape varietals, too.
—
Nicola Twilley,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inflected
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Prep with a lightweight blowout cream and use a large round brush to create lift at the roots while keeping the ends smooth and softly curved.
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When light from a background source passes through this warping of space, its path is curved.
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The shift is reflected in Likud’s messaging, which has begun treating Eisenkot as Netanyahu’s primary rival after previously focusing on Bennett.
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Last summer, Chicago saw the launch of a new Jewish high school within city limits, a project that some parents said reflected growing demand for Jewish education amid allegations of antisemitism in the city’s private and public schools.
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As a result, the car veered off the road into a ditch, striking a delineator post and continuing into a tree line.
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Something that started off respectfully and and never veered from that path.
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France coach Didier Deschamps bowed when his star came to the bench after he was substituted in the 85th minute.
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After the game, the two teams huddled in the infield with heads bowed in support of Lasko.
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Once upon a time, this cowboy had bent at the knees, elbows, shoulders, and hips.
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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.
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“Inflected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inflected. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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