inflect

It’s a capitulation to the asymmetrical political polarization that inflects seemingly every aspect of American life.

So far, the 2020’s have been something of a golden era for tropically inflected pop.

Looking at it, one wonders: Is this sculpture distinctive because volcanoes in central Java are spiritual sites, so molten material thrown up from deep within the earth inflects the art’s intended meaning?

Lennox, a Belfast native who previously worked on the Troubles-themed coming of age comedy “Derry Girls,” played an essential role in setting its tone which, though grim, is also inflected with dark humor.

I think those things are part of it, but they are inflected naturally.