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Recent Examples of convex
In 1604, Johannes Kepler would be credited with the first accurate explanation of how concave lenses could correct nearsightedness, as opposed to convex glasses for farsightedness.
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Daniel Fusch, Ascend Agency, 11 Nov. 2025
But many famous convex polyhedra — for instance the dodecahedron, or the truncated icosahedron, the shape that forms a soccer ball — are highly symmetric and difficult to analyze.
—Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Her convex Christian Louboutin platforms, engineered in collaboration with Matières Fécales, extend a runway experiment that has been inching its way into celebrity wardrobes since March.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2025
In 1969, after it had been converted to apartments and the same year astronauts first landed on the moon, the old house rebuilt as a single-family home by architect Maurice Medcalfe, who conceived the smooth stucco facade punctuated by the Space Age grid of convex oval windows.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2025
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Daniel Fusch, Ascend Agency, 11 Nov. 2025
But many famous convex polyhedra — for instance the dodecahedron, or the truncated icosahedron, the shape that forms a soccer ball — are highly symmetric and difficult to analyze.
—Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Her convex Christian Louboutin platforms, engineered in collaboration with Matières Fécales, extend a runway experiment that has been inching its way into celebrity wardrobes since March.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2025
In 1969, after it had been converted to apartments and the same year astronauts first landed on the moon, the old house rebuilt as a single-family home by architect Maurice Medcalfe, who conceived the smooth stucco facade punctuated by the Space Age grid of convex oval windows.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 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
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Depending on sun, shade, and mood, meals can be taken in different locations—in the main lodge, on a private veranda, or between the bulbous trunks of baobabs.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Dec. 2025
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In the spring, summer and fall, travelers flock to Utah’s Canyon Country for the rich red canyons, arches and bulbous rock formations found in the area’s two national parks, national monuments, state parks and recreation areas.—
Alex Temblador,
USA Today,
18 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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This $15 option from Basic Concepts attaches to your tray table, creating a swinging hammock that provides relief for tired, swollen feet.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Jan. 2026
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Or noticing that your hands feel inexplicably stiff and swollen, making simple tasks like opening a jar or even typing feel unusually difficult.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
5 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Other features include an entrance plaza, a new seventy-four-seat forum, an enlarged seventh-floor sky room, and three new elevators, to improve circulation.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
13 Jan. 2026
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King Charles had been getting treatment after being diagnosed with an unspecified form of cancer, which was detected in tests after a corrective procedure for an enlarged prostate, Buckingham Palace said in February 2024.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
12 Dec. 2025
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Tan Yi was a member of the team that built the first spherical tokamak reactor in China at Tsinghua University and worked to develop support systems for it in the following years.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Jan. 2026
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Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board found a that crucial piece of the engine mount, known as a spherical bearing race, had been split in two.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
Mercury News,
15 Jan. 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 24 Jan. 2026.
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