Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for semierect
Adjective
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The car crashed into a fence, then smashed into the house’s front porch and came to rest in a vertical position on the steps, according to authorities and video from the scene.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026 -
Indoor skydiving involves lying prone in a vertical wind tunnel.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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The solitary daisy-like golden yellow flowers emerge from slender, erect stems.—
Jamie McIntosh,
The Spruce,
5 May 2026
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The chickens stomp with swift feet like an Irish step dancer, keeping their tails erect and wings drooped.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The audience gave him a standing ovation.—
Time,
Time,
27 May 2026
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Progress updates became a standing agenda item in our weekly team meetings.—
Nancy Padberg,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
Adjective
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At each of the four end points, a small panel about 2 to 3 feet wide would be mounted perpendicular to the netting to prevent access.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 May 2026
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The resulting home consists of two perpendicular volumes perched atop an expansive triangular deck supported by a sculptural concrete base.—
Fred Albert,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
Adjective
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The kitchen or bath walls must be square and plumb.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
6 June 2026
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Alignment lasers and the ship’s gyro-compass ensured the rotors were plumb and correctly oriented.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Apr. 2026
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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The landscape views are breathtaking since the terrain is so hilly and rocky (as opposed to the flat terrain of the savannah) and covered in Lebombo euphorbia, a cactus-like tree with a single trunk and an entire canopy of prickly, upright branches.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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Resting more than 300 feet (91 meters) below the surface, the submarine remains largely intact and sits upright on the seafloor.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
2 June 2026
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“Semierect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semierect. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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