variants
also vertexes
as in tops
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 vertices
Because the n vertices of the area can be colored by three colors, at most, n/3 guards are needed.
—
Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 13 June 2026
The different ways of ordering the cards can be arranged into a network of vertices and edges called a graph.
—Konstantin Kakaes, Quanta Magazine, 13 Apr. 2026
Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 13 June 2026
The different ways of ordering the cards can be arranged into a network of vertices and edges called a graph.
—Konstantin Kakaes, Quanta Magazine, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vertices
Noun
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Just after lunchtime on a Saturday in November, a sea of purple braids bobs in unison, barely clearing the tops of the movie-theater seats behind them.—
Eliza Berman,
Time,
9 Dec. 2025
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Next, weave the wire through the tops of each bauble to string them together.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Dec. 2025
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With peaks up to 1,531 metres and cut through by deep gorges, these mountains are wild and spectacular, said Oliver Smith in the Financial Times.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
14 June 2026
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Chance of lightning increases as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is overhead.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
14 June 2026
Noun
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There have been previous protests at G7 gatherings over the years, with many demonstrators using the summits to speak out against capitalism, globalization, climate change and inequality.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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From the outset, China wasn't included when major powers gathered in 1975 at a chateau outside Paris to fix the slumping global economy, the first of what have become annual summits by the G7 club of wealthy nations to forward their interests.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 June 2026
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The theater, declared a landmark in 1988, is a 13-story shadow box preserving bits from a rich history of pop culture pinnacles past.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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The 244,000-acre park features a unique landscape of eroded buttes, pinnacles and spires, and contains one of the world’s richest fossil beds.—
Lauren Schuster,
Charlotte Observer,
4 May 2026
Noun
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In other forms, cheese has risen to greater heights.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 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
Noun
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One facilitates the installation of the first of what will eventually be four club crests, situated on the far corners of the east and west stands.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
7 July 2025
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Even the scenic road through the park, Trail Ridge Road, crests at more than 12,000 feet above sea level.—
Graham Averill,
Outside Online,
20 June 2025
Noun
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Using them lets the driver maximize engine power under varying driving conditions, such as accelerating in a straight line or blasting between apexes at a track or on a twisty road.—
Karl Brauer,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Vertices.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vertices. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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