Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for semierect
Adjective
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The Axisymmetric Vectoring Exhaust Nozzle (AVEN) provides thrust vectoring capability for X-BAT’s vertical takeoff and landing maneuverability.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025 -
Located in its app, the Watch tab now features a feed of vertical video stories, though they are editorially curated rather than algorithmically fed, at least for now.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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People erect and decorate ofrendas (offerings) with pictures and mementos of loved ones.—
Sarah Buder,
AFAR Media,
8 Oct. 2025
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Many use social media to call for an end to the violence, then erect memorials at the site of the shooting.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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His speech drew several rounds of applause and a standing ovation.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Spokesperson for The Boca Raton Anne Marie Connolly told the South Florida Sun Sentinel that most standing water receded Monday morning.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Set them perpendicular to the wall with the trigger end against the vertical surface, or in small spaces, set two traps parallel to the wall, with the triggers facing in either direction, says Owen.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
30 Oct. 2025
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For example, in vibrations generated at angles that were perpendicular to the web surface or perpendicular to the threads coming out from the web’s center (like the spokes on a wheel), the stabilimenta did not create noticeable changes on how the vibrations moved.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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McKeon’s exterior has the same unpretentious elegance: a plumb bow and prowling lines that resemble a vessel in which the 2030s meets the 1930s, wrapped inside a technologically advanced frame.—
Tristan Rutherford,
Robb Report,
12 Sep. 2025
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In My Mother and Eye, 2025, a sweeping Public Art Fund project installed in bus shelters across New York City, Boston, and Chicago, eleven discrete photographic collages plumb this intangible meeting point.—
Jessica Simmons-Reid,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
Adjective
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The rash may begin as small, flat, round discolorations that become raised and fluid-filled (clear or pus) before scabbing.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
The Arizona Republic,
29 July 2022
Adjective
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An additional photo shows a low shelter, barely tall enough to sit upright, covered in foliage camouflaging the family’s location.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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Plants bloom well in shady locations and fill the late-summer gap with narrow, upright panicles packed with white or pink blooms.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Semierect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semierect. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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