as in standing
rising straight up
a vertical cliff face
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Recent Examples of vertical
The more unequal a society becomes, the higher its vertical inequality score gets.
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Skip Mark, The Conversation, 31 July 2025
In June, the Pakistani vertical denim manufacturer opened AM Mexico, a denim production facility in Parras, Mexico.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 30 July 2025
The first batch of F-35B aircraft—capable of short takeoffs and vertical landings from ships without full-length flight decks—has been delivered, according to Japan's Defense Ministry.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
Amazon says its facility has added 130 jobs on the Space Coast since 2024, and ULA has added to the economic impact as well by building out at second vertical integration facility at SLC 41.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 July 2025
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Skip Mark, The Conversation, 31 July 2025
In June, the Pakistani vertical denim manufacturer opened AM Mexico, a denim production facility in Parras, Mexico.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 30 July 2025
The first batch of F-35B aircraft—capable of short takeoffs and vertical landings from ships without full-length flight decks—has been delivered, according to Japan's Defense Ministry.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
Amazon says its facility has added 130 jobs on the Space Coast since 2024, and ULA has added to the economic impact as well by building out at second vertical integration facility at SLC 41.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vertical
Adjective
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Cena was getting a standing ovation in his final SummerSlam when Lesnar's music blared for the first time in two years.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Audiences responded by giving Brown a standing ovation that lasted nearly five minutes.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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But with the boat between 50 and 100 yards from the craggy shore near Rubicon Point, its engine failed, causing the vessel to turn broadside — perpendicular — to the oncoming waves, the NTSB said.—
Ethan Wolin
Updated July 23,
Sacbee.com,
23 July 2025
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In April, the brand opened a 1,100-square-foot flagship on Rue François 1er, a perpendicular to luxury shopping epicenter Avenue Montaigne.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
15 July 2025
Adjective
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The name of Fort Benning, for example, was suggested by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, an organization that sought to rewrite history textbooks and erect monuments that honored the Confederacy and downplayed slavery's centrality to the Civil War.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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Construction crews pour concrete and erect steel faster every year, yet one stubborn line item keeps projects over budget: paperwork.—
Shuangling Yin,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Kirsh’s shock of white hair and dry, sardonic air give Olyphant refreshing distance from the upright lawmen he’s known for.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
5 Aug. 2025
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Remove any water sprouts—boldly upright growing green stems rising from interior branches.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Vertical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vertical. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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