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Recent Examples of flexure
The colon's transverse section lies horizontally, and the splenic flexure (where the colon curves sharply beneath the lower end of the spleen) is located in the LUQ.
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Joy Emeh, Health, 19 Sep. 2024
How much cleavage, compression, flexure, impact, tension, or shear is required to break the plane of a Titebond bond?
—Virginia Heffernan, Wired, 5 Jan. 2022
Processes such as hydrofracture and flexure remain understudied, and ice-sheet models do not yet include realistic treatment of these processes.
—Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 July 2021
Flex cracking is due to excessive circuit board flexure.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Nov. 2018
Joy Emeh, Health, 19 Sep. 2024
How much cleavage, compression, flexure, impact, tension, or shear is required to break the plane of a Titebond bond?
—Virginia Heffernan, Wired, 5 Jan. 2022
Processes such as hydrofracture and flexure remain understudied, and ice-sheet models do not yet include realistic treatment of these processes.
—Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 July 2021
Flex cracking is due to excessive circuit board flexure.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Nov. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flexure
Noun
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But Bass had appeared to avoid heavyweight challengers before Raman’s announcement threw the mayoral race for a loop.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Feb. 2026
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The bridge will complete the popular trail’s full 10-mile loop.—
Newsroom Meteorologist,
Austin American Statesman,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The custom-wound AAX 2826 Competition motors have extra-long coil leads fed directly through the drone's arms and soldered straight to the speed controllers, eliminating unnecessary wiring and keeping the arms ultra-slim.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Feb. 2026
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This experiment involved a noninvasive technique called transcranial magnetic simulation, or TMS, in which doctors place a wand containing a magnetic coil over the scalp, just on top of M1.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Which is why this vertical file fold technique can be a lifesaver.—
Melissa Epifano,
The Spruce,
26 Jan. 2026
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In the last year, Minnesota has upgraded its in-arena lighting system, made a financial commitment to Kevin Garnett to bring the legend back into the organizational fold, as well as sporting a roster that’s over the salary cap.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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That sent software stocks into a spiral, raising fears that the bread-and-butter software-as-a-service business model that’s driven the tech and digital services industries is now at risk of disruption.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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Distinguished by different hairdos and contrasting body language, Douglas, who can will himself to appear sedate, and James, who’s in a continual manic spiral, have more in common than either would care to admit.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The six-piece collection, which launches on Friday, includes bomber and caban jackets, as well as the classic Mackintosh trenchcoat adorned with the signature Victoria Beckham B belt buckle.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
6 Feb. 2026
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While not as classic as some of the other options, Anthropologie’s Maeve loafers, which are finished with a heart buckle, are undeniably cute.—
Kaelin Dodge,
InStyle,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Vying for a parking spot on a crowded city street after a snowstorm has long felt like going to battle, and now there's a harrowing twist.—
Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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The offerings range from classics — or contemporary twists on them — to musicals, historical pieces, political fare, dark comedy and experimental work, some of the productions crossing over into multiple genres.—
Manuel Mendoza,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Previous studies have shown that hardware tailored for specific mathematical operations, such as Fourier and convolution transforms, can significantly outperform general-purpose processors.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
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The twists, worries and delays in her story highlight the convolution of the U.S. immigration system and the challenges anyone who crossed the border without authorization faces in trying to become a legal resident.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
3 Dec. 2025
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But recently TikTok is discovering the face-framing magic that comes from turning your curls inward.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
5 Feb. 2026
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These handles are usually coloured red or yellow, to identify each team’s stones, and the players control which way the stone curls by rotating the handle in one direction or the other.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Flexure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flexure. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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