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bend

[bend] / bɛnd /




VERB
persuade; influence
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Antonyms


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Researchers focused on identifying the exact position of Saturn's cusp -- a region where magnetic field lines bend back toward the poles and allow charged particles to funnel into the atmosphere.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

“The Blue Trail” is lyrical science fiction that takes place just around the next bend.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

"Senegal will not bend the knee and will not compromise its values," added Fall.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

“All they had ever been able to do in the face of violence was to bend to it,” we learn of his three loving daughters and two defiant sons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

He skidded around a sharp bend in the trail.

From "A Monster of a Mystery (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #5)" by Franklin W. Dixon