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bend

[bend] / bɛnd /




VERB
persuade; influence
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Antonyms


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In the absence of sufficient evidence to support these repeated claims, they have the whiff of pop psychology, and one gets the sense that Mr. Kimmel is straining to bend the facts to his interpretation.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It was so cold I couldn’t bend my fingers. I’m also claustrophobic. I found that out too,” Ro said.

From Los Angeles Times

I bend over to pick a few grains of sand from under my toes.

From Literature

Then he rounded the bend, and they could see him no more.

From Literature

They bend, branch, narrow, and widen, creating complex pathways that affect how blood moves through the body.

From Science Daily