as in top
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 vertex
Continuing westward, Mars formed a different type of isosceles triangle with Pollux and Castor on Feb. 2, with Pollux marking the vertex and Mars and Castor forming the base.
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Joe Rao, Space.com, 17 Feb. 2025
Draw some vertical posts between them — additional edges that connect some of the vertices on the bottom graph with their twin vertices on the top graph.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
In one photovoltaic crystal, lead (blue) lies at the center of the structure, with ammonia ions (purple) at the vertices and iodines at the center of each cubic face.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 June 2014
In a hypergraph, an edge is no longer defined as the connection between a pair of vertices, but rather as the connection between any number of vertices.
—Joseph Howlett, WIRED, 24 Nov. 2024
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Joe Rao, Space.com, 17 Feb. 2025
Draw some vertical posts between them — additional edges that connect some of the vertices on the bottom graph with their twin vertices on the top graph.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
In one photovoltaic crystal, lead (blue) lies at the center of the structure, with ammonia ions (purple) at the vertices and iodines at the center of each cubic face.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 June 2014
In a hypergraph, an edge is no longer defined as the connection between a pair of vertices, but rather as the connection between any number of vertices.
—Joseph Howlett, WIRED, 24 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vertex
Noun
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Still, another factor should always rise to the top of the list: relationships.—
Shirin Ali,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Nate Lewis had four hits and three RBIs, including the tiebreaker in the top of the ninth. Crespi 4, Mater Dei 3: Mikey Martinez hit a three-run home run and Jackson Eisenhauer threw two hits of shutout relief with four strikeouts.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2025
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If finding indoor shelter is not an option: Stay away from open fields, hill summits, or ridge tops.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
7 June 2025
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The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, located on the summit of Haleakalā on the island of Maui, Hawaii, captured the sharpest-ever images of the sun's surface.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
6 June 2025
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Chance of lightning increases as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is overhead.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
31 May 2025
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For context, during the 2022 inflation crisis, HIMS fell 87.3% from its peak, significantly worse than the S&P 500's 25.4% drop.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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Choosing perennials with long bloom times, along with different heights and colors, adds charm and depth to the garden.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
1 June 2025
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Budget $300 to $500 for these pots, preferably in two or three different heights.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2025
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It was illustrated with a cross-section of a gooey candy bar; a dollop of beige cream, spiralling up into a wavelike crest; and a few free-floating hazelnuts and leaves.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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Back to the July 2024 crest, not quite up to the fourth-quarter exuberance peak.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
2 June 2025
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Surf Ranch in Fresno, created by 11-time world champion Kelly Slater, became a pinnacle of wave technology, but has a hefty price tag in the tens of thousands to access.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
30 May 2025
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Love probably needs to play like a $220 million quarterback for the Packers to reach the sport’s pinnacle.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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While its spending set a record for a U.S. judicial contest, the race that ended Tuesday was the apex of a trend building for years as state Supreme Court races across the country have gotten increasingly costly and vitriolic.—
John Hanna,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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Music has continued to remain atop the charts and is battling Ariana Grande’s Eternal Sunshine Deluxe for another week at the apex.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
4 Apr. 2025
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Illinois would be the first state to require a distinction on consumer retail transactions between goods, taxes and tips, creating the need for what opponents say would be a complicated and expensive software change.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2025
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My first tip to ward off burnout is to get back to paper.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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“Vertex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vertex. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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