as in top
the highest point
Once you reach the vertex of the mountain, the remainder of the route is all downhill.
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Recent Examples of vertex
Is there a path that will take you from the starting vertex on the bottom graph to the ending vertex on the top graph?
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Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
The third vertex is desolate Maher Island, off the coast of Antarctica.
—Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2024
To represent this in two dimensions, again draw an equilateral triangle, followed by a circle centered around one of the triangle’s vertices, with a radius as long as each of the triangle’s legs.
—Max Springer, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2024
The ideal presentation is the cephalic or vertex position.
—Brandi Jones, Verywell Health, 5 Aug. 2024
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Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
The third vertex is desolate Maher Island, off the coast of Antarctica.
—Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2024
To represent this in two dimensions, again draw an equilateral triangle, followed by a circle centered around one of the triangle’s vertices, with a radius as long as each of the triangle’s legs.
—Max Springer, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2024
The ideal presentation is the cephalic or vertex position.
—Brandi Jones, Verywell Health, 5 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vertex
Noun
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Neale explained that the cattle were organized in a matriarchy, with a female at the top of the pecking order.—
Leslie Jamison,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Jan. 2025
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Fox’s monochromatic ensemble consisted of a button-front midi skirt, a cropped puffer jacket and a leather corset top.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
23 Jan. 2025
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The summit will look at how fashion and textile firms can close the gap on social responsibility and safeguard the most vulnerable in their workforce.—
SJ STAFF,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Jan. 2025
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In May, during a summit in Atlanta organized by Mr. Thompson, executives were told that CNN’s reliance on its traditional TV business — which then encompassed roughly 72 percent of revenue — had only increased in recent years.—
Benjamin Mullin,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Those turns on the throne have not been in a row, but rather spread across a number of years, as the smash surges back to the peak every holiday season.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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The hills are peppered with colorful houses, creating a delightful contrast with the severe peaks of the surrounding fjords.—
Danuta Hamlin,
Fox News,
18 Jan. 2025
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Quite frankly, Moicano is far from being at Makhachev’s lofty height.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Scores of other active projects would be discussed in other meetings, on other days—including museum spaces in Bilbao, Madrid, and San Diego, and a proposal for a tower in Riyadh that, at a height of two kilometres, would be more than twice as tall as any building ever built.—
Ian Parker,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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Reaching a crest of popularity in the 1950s, her work adorned magazine covers and museum walls.—
Roger Catlin,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 Jan. 2025
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The World Health Organization (WHO) suggests measuring waist circumference between the lowest rib and the top of the iliac crest (the curved part at the top of the hip).—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
1 Jan. 2025
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In some ways, saber teeth represent an evolutionary pinnacle, the optimal design for a canine tooth to puncture prey, says Rayfield.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
21 Jan. 2025
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For 2025, the VW Tiguan, which has been the company’s top selling model since it was redesigned in 2018 to align with the Atlas, serves as a pinnacle of all those ideas and then, takes them a step further with true luxury features and an even more elevated, refined style inside and out.—
Scotty Reiss,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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If that moment, following a victory over the Green Bay Packers, was the apex of his season, Monday night’s performance was the bottom.—
Alec Lewis,
The Athletic,
14 Jan. 2025
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Mark King, reached the apex of their popularity with this album, which was a commercial smash in their native country.—
David Chiu,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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Every day Newsweek provides readers with the best hints and tips to solve Connections, one of the most popular games published by The New York Times.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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Trump also promised to eliminate taxes on tips and Social Security, which would drive the price tag exponentially higher.—
Stephanie Dhue,
CNBC,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Vertex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vertex. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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