as in standing
rising straight up
a vertical cliff face
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Recent Examples of vertical
Campion will be on stage talking about vertical video at MIPCOM, which is leaning into the creator economy this time.
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Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
For the smooth motion, the controller accurately tracked the robot’s centre of mass in the horizontal plane and maintained orientation, with only a small steady-state offset in vertical position.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
The dress’ skirt included a pleating effect, accentuating the vibrant vertical stripes.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
First steps in that process occurred last week, when the Chokai practiced loading dummy Tomahawk munitions into its vertical launch cells.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
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Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
For the smooth motion, the controller accurately tracked the robot’s centre of mass in the horizontal plane and maintained orientation, with only a small steady-state offset in vertical position.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
The dress’ skirt included a pleating effect, accentuating the vibrant vertical stripes.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
First steps in that process occurred last week, when the Chokai practiced loading dummy Tomahawk munitions into its vertical launch cells.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for vertical
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vertical
Adjective
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The theater gave him a standing ovation.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
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The second clip showed Princess Kate getting a standing ovation at the Wimbledon Tennis Championship in London in July 2024 during only her second public appearance after starting chemotherapy for cancer that February.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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If the silica is perpendicular, photons arrive together.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Oct. 2025
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The narrow, strong currents flow quickly and perpendicular to the coastline.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Many use social media to call for an end to the violence, then erect memorials at the site of the shooting.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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On the fateful day that inbound Soviet bombers filled the skies above America with godless communism, the horizontal Bomarc missiles would literally become erect, and fire vertically.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The support structure of the Trtl Neck Pillow, however, helps prevent this strain by keeping my head and neck upright during the flight.—
Lola Mendez,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Oct. 2025
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Sit upright with your feet and back supported.—
Angela Ryan Lee,
Health,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Vertical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vertical. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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