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Recent Examples of vertex Continuing westward, Mars formed a different type of isosceles triangle with Pollux and Castor on Feb. 2, with Pollux marking the vertex and Mars and Castor forming the base. Joe Rao, Space.com, 17 Feb. 2025 Draw some vertical posts between them — additional edges that connect some of the vertices on the bottom graph with their twin vertices on the top graph. Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024 In one photovoltaic crystal, lead (blue) lies at the center of the structure, with ammonia ions (purple) at the vertices and iodines at the center of each cubic face. IEEE Spectrum, 25 June 2014 In a hypergraph, an edge is no longer defined as the connection between a pair of vertices, but rather as the connection between any number of vertices. Joseph Howlett, WIRED, 24 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for vertex
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Noun
  • Sitting at the top are Manchester City, the only club to exceed $50m so far.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 28 June 2025
  • Yet many men, in pursuit of growth and achievement, entirely sacrifice their hobbies, passions, and relationships, only to arrive at the top with fractured lives.
    Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • Trump goes off on Macron after leaving G7 summit: 'Emmanuel always gets it wrong' Fox News' Mark Meredith provides details on President Donald Trump's decision to leave the G7 summit early and his criticism of French President Emmanuel Macron.
    Alex Nitzberg, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
  • The latter enjoyed a slow-burn rise to the summit of the U.K. charts, hitting No. 1 in January – eight months after it was initially released.
    Sophie Williams, Billboard, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • Google Trends data from April to May 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, showed a worldwide peak in online searches for dog adoption, up to 250% higher than typical trends for early pandemic months.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 June 2025
  • Located in New Hampshire’s White Mountain National Forest, Mount Washington is the tallest peak in the northeastern United States.
    Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • The issue is that BMI measures health risk by calculating height and weight.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 24 June 2025
  • With production reaching new heights, quality control will become harder to manage and more important.
    Bill Rokos, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • After two days of watching and worrying, the Connecticut crests at 29 feet on Sunday night, and then begins to retreat.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025
  • Meg’s Corner: Boston Legacy embraces swans Following the reveal of Boston Legacy FC’s new crest Saturday, there’s been no drama (whew) — just a range of solidly positive (or at the very least, neutral) reactions to the badge.
    Emily Olsen, New York Times, 10 June 2025
Noun
  • As far back as a decade ago, when Villeneuve was on the promotion trail for Sicario, the Canadian said that action is art — and Bond is the very pinnacle of the genre.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 26 June 2025
  • Todd Golden’s Gators reached their sport’s pinnacle with their 65-63 win in the national title game on April 7 against Houston.
    Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • These special flagships are at the apex of its retail strategy and network of 364 points of sale.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 18 June 2025
  • Trusted advisors are the apex of the professional class.
    Mark A. Cohen, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Noun
  • Anyone with information is urged to contact the FBI's San Francisco Field Office at 415-553-7400 or submit a tip online at tips.fbi.gov.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2025
  • This advisory is in effect until Thursday at 7 p.m. Protect yourself during a heat wave with these tips from the NWS Stay hydrated: Remember to drink plenty of fluids.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2025

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“Vertex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vertex. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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