vertices

variants also vertexes
plural of vertex

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of vertices So, the vertices that are indexing positions of my code word. Quanta Magazine, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vertices
Noun
  • Baggy jeans, butterfly clips, cropped halter tops, and flip phones have made a full-fledged return.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Last season, the Warriors were tops in the NBA with ticket revenue of more than $5 million per game.
    Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • More of a large hill than a mountain, Naranco delivers bird’s eye views of the city and surrounding peaks.
    Maya Silver, Outside, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The shower peaks around the monthly new moon phase, meaning that there'll be no natural light pollution to ruin the cosmic show.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Trump met Kim several times during his first term, holding landmark summits that ultimately failed to produce a meaningful breakthrough.
    Will Ripley, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Gilbertson believes his measurements should change the hierarchy of Crestone summits, and remove one 14er from the list while adding another.
    Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Tucked into an open space behind twin hogbacks, with a series of red rock outcrops and pinnacles reminiscent of Red Rocks Park, South Valley Park is one of the most enchanting places to hike in the metro area.
    John Meyer, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Its conical Art Nouveau pinnacles have the lumpy beauty of sandcastles.
    D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • These dinosaurs had elaborate head crests connected to their nasal passages, which scientists believe worked as natural resonance chambers.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The tradition muted palette gets a graphic update courtesy of pops of color informed by school pennants, an LV monogram tartan, as well as on theme embroideries and crests that extend to small accessories in the form of what are sure to be covetable caps, scarves, and ties.
    Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The landscape is full of dramatic green mountains plunging into wild coastline, fishing villages painted in candy colors, and cider houses where locals pour from great heights with theatrical flair.
    Nigel Hack, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
  • In recent years, though, the popularity of the celebs-on-a-yacht genre has reached new heights.
    Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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 25 Oct. 2025.

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