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the highest point
Once you reach the vertex of the mountain, the remainder of the route is all downhill.
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Recent Examples of vertex
Many eyewitnesses described these craft-like objects as having three bright lights at each vertex and a central, red, pulsating light.
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Then Domokos and the chief engineer of the model spotted a glob of stray glue clinging to one of its vertices.
—Elise Cutts, Wired News, 10 Aug. 2025
The triangle’s vertices are formed by the stars Deneb, Vega, and Altair, forming a celestial isosceles triangle that’d make Euclid proud, that spans the constellations Cygnus, Lyra, and Aquila.
—Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 31 July 2025
The trio will appear to form a broad isosceles triangle with Venus marking the vertex angle, while Aldebaran and the moon form the base of the triangle.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 18 July 2025
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Then Domokos and the chief engineer of the model spotted a glob of stray glue clinging to one of its vertices.
—Elise Cutts, Wired News, 10 Aug. 2025
The triangle’s vertices are formed by the stars Deneb, Vega, and Altair, forming a celestial isosceles triangle that’d make Euclid proud, that spans the constellations Cygnus, Lyra, and Aquila.
—Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 31 July 2025
The trio will appear to form a broad isosceles triangle with Venus marking the vertex angle, while Aldebaran and the moon form the base of the triangle.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vertex
Noun
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After Allegiance pushed across two runs in the top of the sixth, Grace Prep used singles by Liam Jaime and Buchanan with three walks that produced three runs and the game was called.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Mar. 2026
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Read on for the top 10 in descending order.—
Nina Moskowitz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Mar. 2026
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The summit's themes include AI and the future of learning, as well as the impact of tech on youth mental health.—
Sooji Nam,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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Head-on views of the 6,545-foot-tall Watchman Spire jutting up from the valley floor, the monolithic Towers of the Virgin, and lower Zion Canyon greet you from the summit.—
Madison Chapman,
Outside,
25 Mar. 2026
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The first was a gentle bell curve; the second was a jagged line, with two sharp peaks—one on the left, the other on the right.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Their rivalry reached its peak in 2018, when the two engaged in an on-court brawl during a matchup between the Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
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Stardom is more nuanced than height and weight and wingspan, but Williams clearly has the physical gifts and general profile of a solid NBA player.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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Similar to Jupiter's true superstorms, their activity lasted for months, but unlike true superstorms, their cloud towers only reached modest heights.—
Charles Q. Choi,
Space.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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The Jonesploitation movies are in keeping with Margheriti’s general modus operandi for most of his career, which was to ride the crest of whatever trend was successful in the moment and feed the audience’s appetite for more.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
24 Mar. 2026
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The more subtle navy blue jersey has a repeating star pattern with red piping that wraps from the shoulders to the side, a metallic silver USA crest and a matching Nike swoosh.—
Kelly McCarthy,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
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All three showcase the same four-deck layout, with a breezy sundeck at the pinnacle.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
25 Mar. 2026
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This Hawkeyes team is full of ties to Kansas City and the state of Missouri, representing the pinnacle of a journey marinated in the northwestern part of the state.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
23 Mar. 2026
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Those twenty-five years or so were the apex of Washington Consensus conservatism, of neoconservative interventions abroad and neoliberal economic policy at home.—
Suzanne Schneider,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Mar. 2026
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The turn of the millennium is when vodka was at the apex of its cultural power.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
21 Mar. 2026
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The sheriff's office is asking anyone with tips to call 815-727-8575 or submit information anonymously through Crimestoppers of Will County.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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What's different – beyond the material in question – is the use of a triangular needle tip that avoids cutting through the wood fibers when threading through them, and nylon yarn that's strong yet flexible.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Vertex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vertex. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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