VERTICES Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

vertices

noun

variants also vertexes

plural of vertex

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

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Noun

These areas have grown dramatically in recent years, creating new applications and needs for protective apparel, including FR tops and bottoms.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
Keep scrolling to shop more lightweight tops from Amazon’s fashion department, including work blouses, polished T-shirts, and more.

— Brooke Knappenberger, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of tops

Noun

That momentum intensified into 2026 before reversing sharply in recent weeks, leaving the four stocks roughly 20% to 40% below their late-June peaks.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026
Other factors could be driving down enrollment The Heritage Foundation’s Sheffield says that some of the drop in SNAP use is likely a natural decline after peaks in the pandemic era.

— Geoff Mulvihill, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of peaks

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Trump met with Kim three times during his first term, including two summits, but those meetings failed to produce an agreement on his goal of denuclearization.

— Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
To that end, the United States, in collaboration with close international partners, should launch a series of global biosecurity summits modeled on the four international nuclear security summits that took place from 2010 to 2016.

— Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of summits

Noun

Fourteen years earlier, his debut feature, Ossessione, had effectively birthed Italian neorealism, and Visconti had followed it up with La Terra Trema (1948), one of the absolute pinnacles of the movement.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 July 2026
The Ed Sullivan Theater, which first opened in 1927, is a 13-story shadow box preserving bits from a rich history of pop culture pinnacles past.

— Edward Segarra, USA Today, 2 July 2026

Definition of pinnacles

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Barrack has mediated direct talks between Syria and Israel in an effort to make sure that an uneasy truce is sustained, especially in southern Syria where Israeli forces continue to occupy strategic heights on Syrian soil.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
Rooted in sustainable dining, Fallow’s approach is about elevating humble produce to thrilling new heights.

— Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of heights

Noun

Officials said high water could linger for days even after the river crests, with additional rainfall expected to slow the area's recovery.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026
At least five people have died after a week of torrential rain in Indiana, as rivers hit record crests and neighborhoods along Indianapolis’ White River face dangerous flooding[1][2].

— Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026

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