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Recent Examples of convex
Visible only to Hana at first, in convex reflective surfaces like a kettle or the back of a spoon, Bertha does not take kindly to Hana’s attempts to kick the pill habit and start policing her food intake the old-fashioned way.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026
Hard cap supply plus reflexive liquidity regime means price targets become convex, not linear.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026
The research team developed a route-planning system for Astrobee, the ISS’s robotic assistant, that leverages sequential convex programming—a method that decomposes complex trajectory planning into smaller, tractable steps while guaranteeing safety and feasibility.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 Dec. 2025
The project’s design features a convex frontage on First Street that echoes the original Migliavacca Building, honoring the family that helped establish Napa’s early commercial and civic identity in the 19th century.
—J.k. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Sep. 2025
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026
Hard cap supply plus reflexive liquidity regime means price targets become convex, not linear.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026
The research team developed a route-planning system for Astrobee, the ISS’s robotic assistant, that leverages sequential convex programming—a method that decomposes complex trajectory planning into smaller, tractable steps while guaranteeing safety and feasibility.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 Dec. 2025
The project’s design features a convex frontage on First Street that echoes the original Migliavacca Building, honoring the family that helped establish Napa’s early commercial and civic identity in the 19th century.
—J.k. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for convex
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Whereas Vaslav’s unorthodox looks infatuated many people, hers (protuberant teeth and lips, stocky body, flat chest, powerful thighs) alienated many.—
Alastair Macaulay,
The New York Review of Books,
29 Dec. 2022
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And the rear of the case is deeper to accommodate a protuberant rear camera—hinting that the next iPad will see a big camera upgrade.—
David Phelan,
Forbes,
9 Oct. 2022
Adjective
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The exhibit will be visible from the street, set up in a protruding bay window, and visitors will be able to walk through the railcar.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
26 Nov. 2025
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The whole setup looks like a giant creature with an extremely dense and compact body, a long, protruding neck, and an almost-cute face — a little bit like Wall-E, and a little bit like the servant-pet-robot from Red Planet that turns on Val Kilmer and tries to murder him.—
Sophie Ansari,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Lounge chairs have become increasingly bulbous and cushy over the years, so Knoll’s Perron Pillo Lounge chair feels perfectly on trend.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
31 Mar. 2026
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Sound collected by a deer’s large, swiveling outer ears is funneled through small, conical ducts into these bulbous structures protecting the middle and inner ears.—
Jeff Wilson,
Outdoor Life,
11 Mar. 2026
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Photos from the hospital show him with a bandage on his head, a bruised, swollen eye and a bloody gash on his cheek.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
5 Apr. 2026
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After heavy rain, swollen streams can burst their banks, carrying mud and boulders down the mountainsides.—
NPR,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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During Coulier's six-month checkup and PET scans, doctors discovered a flare-up had returned as an enlarged tumor.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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An enlarged tournament naturally opens the door for some fresh faces around the soccer world and there will be four of them this year — each with their own special stories.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The meteorite lacked chondrules, spherical features embedded in the vast majority of material that falls to Earth from space.—
Maliya Ellis,
Houston Chronicle,
5 Apr. 2026
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That acceleration, which for one mass orbiting another (like a planet orbiting a star) is both non-spherical and asymmetrical, necessitates the emission of gravitational radiation in order to conserve both energy and momentum.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The Galaxy Buds Pro also feature a streamlined, minimally protrusive shape that allows for limited contact with the open air and a unique chamber and mesh filters that cut out disruptive wind interference for clearer-sounding calls no matter the weather.—
Zarah Kavarana,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Mar. 2021
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Lumbar support on the mesh back is very good and the curve is well-placed and protrusive enough to support my slightly more pronounced back curvature perfectly.—
Corey Gaskin and Jeff Dunn,
Ars Technica,
11 Sep. 2020
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“Convex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convex. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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