Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for semierect
Adjective
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The company presented the AIR ONE, an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026 -
Space-savers will include pull-out vertical pantries that slide into narrow spaces, toe-kick drawers that utilize the area beneath your cabinets and corner carousel units that make those awkward spaces accessible.—
Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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For total protection, erect metal or polypropylene deer fencing around the plant to prevent them from entering.—
Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
8 Jan. 2026
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Thanks for that last shot of a fully erect Tommy.—
William Earl,
Variety,
28 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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When the episode premiered at the Berlin Film Festival, the speech got a standing ovation.—
Claire McNear,
Rolling Stone,
8 Nov. 2025
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Our standing height is not great.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The shower owes its brief peak to the near-perpendicular angle at which Earth smashes through the thin debris trail left by asteroid 2003 EH1.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
3 Jan. 2026
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On the top, a lattice of faint lines ran parallel and perpendicular to the outer face.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
24 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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An actor’s job is to plumb emotions at a moment’s notice.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
19 Nov. 2025
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On Tuesday morning, the parking lot and the gravel road near the Oglala Commodity Warehouse in Pine Ridge was plumb-full of pick-up trucks and cars.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 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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Pushing frozen branches upright quickly increases the chances of breakage.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Jan. 2026
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Maybe Robert Saleh wouldn’t have gotten fired if Rodgers had remained upright in his first season in New York.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Semierect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semierect. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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