as in top
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
Spaceflight causes greater free-water reduction around the vertex of the brain in female astronauts.
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Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Many eyewitnesses described these craft-like objects as having three bright lights at each vertex and a central, red, pulsating light.
—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 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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Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Many eyewitnesses described these craft-like objects as having three bright lights at each vertex and a central, red, pulsating light.
—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 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
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On top of that, Folarin Balogun, 24, became the first American player since 1930 to score multiple goals in a World Cup match.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
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How Blue Light Blocking Contact Lenses Work Blue light filtering contacts use specialized materials built into the lens itself, not a coating added on top.—
Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 June 2026
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Attendees take part in a working lunch meeting of G7 members, partner countries, and artificial intelligence business leaders as part of the G7 summit, in Evian, eastern France, on June 17, 2026.—
Kai Nicol-Schwarz,
CNBC,
17 June 2026
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As the 52nd annual G7 summit came to a close on Wednesday in France, world leaders not only discussed diplomacy front and center, but also engaged in lighter conversations on the sidelines.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
17 June 2026
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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
14 June 2026
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The 1968 lineup was incredibly top-heavy with peak Carl Yastrzemski and a 35-homer season by Ken Harrelson, and the 2014 club featured David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia and rookie Mookie Betts, even though many of the heroes of the 2013 World Series team wound up taking big steps back.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
14 June 2026
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Swells on Tuesday led to beach hazard warnings across Southern California, along with high wave heights and rip currents, the National Weather Service warned.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
11 June 2026
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Barry had been appointed in April 2020, at the height of pandemic uncertainty, when stay-at-home orders made foot traffic to brick-and-mortar retailers like Best Buy nearly impossible.—
Liz Elting,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Damiani’s artisans captured the moment when the wave, having reached its crest, begins its descent toward the shore.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
11 June 2026
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The northern bald ibis has a ruddy bill and a crest of feathers that look like an intermittent mohawk.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
11 June 2026
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What does is that someone like Brind’Amour, who helped lift a struggling team up to the pinnacle of the sport — twice now — enters the Hall, where the sport’s greatest stories belong.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Under his leadership, the bank was cleared of more than a dozen regulatory actions, with the asset cap removal the pinnacle.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
16 June 2026
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The violence of European colonization across the North American continent may have achieved a grisly apex at Acoma when, following a siege by Spanish conquistadors in 1595, a massacre occurred killing hundreds.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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Roughly 6,000 seals live on and around the islands, providing a rich hunting ground for the apex predators.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
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Krueger couldn’t be more pleased about her trajectory, and gives a hat tip to the late Ann Bishop, among the first female journalists to anchor the evening news in a major market.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
15 June 2026
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For more heat safety tips, check out this comic.—
Suzanne Nuyen,
NPR,
15 June 2026
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“Vertex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vertex. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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