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vertex

noun

Definition of vertexnext
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 Choose any pair of vertices in your set, then flip a (potentially biased) coin. — Paulina Rowińska, Quanta Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026 Each of their faces is bounded by the same number of edges, and the same number of faces meet at each vertex. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for vertex
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vertex
  1. top
  2. summit
  3. peak
  4. height
  5. crest
  6. pinnacle
  7. apex
  8. tip
Noun
  • But the box office milestone wasn’t really the figure Theron had at the top of her mind.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The top is varied enough in design enough to wear with jeans, a skirt, or your favorite work trousers.
    — Jessie Quinn, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of top
Noun
  • Thursday's summit could see some announcements on the two countries' goal of taking tariffs off $30 billion in noncritical goods, on financial services and agricultural purchases, Bessent said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Earlier Wednesday, the first lady rang the bell at the New York Stock Exchange and spoke about women’s role in the global economy at IMPERIA, the first global summit for female CEOs and executives at the New York Stock Exchange.
    — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of summit
Noun
  • Fall is officially here, which means hiking season is about to reach its peak.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Shift toward low-carbon infrastructure For Viaro Energy, which accounts for up to 9% of UK gross gas production at peak output, the partnership reflects a shift toward resilient, low-carbon infrastructure.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of peak
Noun
  • And depending on the era in which the carpet was installed, the color, style, make, or pile height can come off as dated and tacky.
    — Sheila Kim, The Spruce, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Despite just turning 14, Rocky appeared almost the same height as his mother in the rare joint photo.
    — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of height
Noun
  • Showers will wrap up soon after midnight Monday, with some lingering in the Mono Lake area beyond the Sierra crest into Tuesday morning.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • In January, a non-native straw crest moth (Mesophleps silacella) was discovered during a routine inspection of luggage from Ghana.
    — Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of crest
Noun
  • That notion reached its pinnacle after the Chiefs beat the Bills 32-29 in the AFC Championship Game but was punctured by their 40-22 clobbering at the hands of the Eagles in Super Bowl LIX.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
  • These pioneers fully expected that machines would one day surpass humans—that AGI would become ASI, or artificial superintelligence—because there’s no reason to expect that humans are the pinnacle of intelligence.
    — George Musser, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of pinnacle
Noun
  • The apex of his season came in July, when Walker outlasted hometown favorite Kyle Schwarber to win the 2026 Home Run Derby on a walk-off blast.
    — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Even when stomped into the mud by a 17,500-pound apex predator, dinosaur footprints rarely last long enough to fossilize over millions of years.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of apex
Noun
  • Experts say to avoid washing darks with linty fabrics, overdoing the detergent and using the heavy-duty wash cycle, among other tips.
    — Jolie Kerr, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Insider tip Ask about the story behind the Ruinas del Mar restaurant.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of tip

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“Vertex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vertex. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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