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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Story would’ve batted somewhere at the top of the lineup, but after him the Red Sox probably would have had to bat Wong fifth or sixth just to break up all the lefties.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2025
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Deputies found mangrove leaves matted to the boat’s floor and its Bimini top, along with branch scratches on the hull.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
16 Feb. 2025
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Such a summit has been the mainstay of Trump’s policy for peace in Ukraine.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN,
18 Feb. 2025
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Known for his admiration of authoritarian strongmen, a one-on-one summit with Putin would play into Trump’s image of world leadership.—
Tracy Wilkinson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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Pavlova This light, airy meringue relies on egg whites and sugar to achieve billowy peaks.—
Martin Sorge,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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The second full moon of the year will reach its peak on Wednesday at 8:53 p.m. EDT, according to Space.com.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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The Russian envoy’s comments are the latest sign of deepening ties between the two countries, which have recently reached heights unseen since the Cold War.—
Edward Szekeres,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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The follow-up, Monster Hunter Wilds ($69.99), is poised to take the addictive monster-hunting gameplay to greater heights with an expansive and highly dynamic world, refined weapon abilities, and new context-sensitive special attacks.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
11 Feb. 2025
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Heavy snow was expected in the Sierra Nevada, with 2 to 4 feet expected along the Sierra crest near Lake Tahoe, and 10 to 18 inches at lake level.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2025
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Apple Cider Vinegar, which contrasts Gibson with two genuinely ill young women in her orbit who are searching for miracle cancer cures, comes at the crest of the latest wave of scam content.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
6 Feb. 2025
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Tim Robinson and Sam Richardson, the comedic geniuses behind Detroiters, a sitcom about an underdog advertising firm, have finally made it to the pinnacle of American commercialism: the Super Bowl.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
9 Feb. 2025
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The Super Bowl is the pinnacle of sports betting, an industry that could mean even more to Ohio in the years to come.—
Troy Smith,
Axios,
7 Feb. 2025
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Eric Kohn, Green detailed the surreal process of working at the apex of the advertising industry.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
8 Feb. 2025
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And so a lot of our voters would at least —that’s why Presidents are usually at the apex of their popularity upon Inauguration.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2025
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To sum it up, the American manicure favors a softer color palette, while the French manicure is often synonymous with vivid white tips.—
Kleigh Balugo,
StyleCaster,
14 Feb. 2025
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Anyone with information as to the second man’s whereabouts is asked to call BSO Homicide Detective Zach Scott at 954-321-4200 or submit a tip through the SaferWatch App.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Vertex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vertex. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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