as in standing
rising straight up
a vertical cliff face
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Recent Examples of vertical
For small-space bedroom design in particular, bunk beds, lofted bed frames, and vertical bookshelves are game changers.
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Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 23 July 2025
All of that planting, in parks, vertical gardens, and walkways, helped cool and improve the air quality of the city.
—Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 21 July 2025
The underground world gimmick provides a cool excuse to make stages very vertical.
—PC Magazine, 16 July 2025
If your small space is flanked by strong vertical fences or walls, the easiest solution is to cover the surface with plants.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 July 2025
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Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 23 July 2025
All of that planting, in parks, vertical gardens, and walkways, helped cool and improve the air quality of the city.
—Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 21 July 2025
The underground world gimmick provides a cool excuse to make stages very vertical.
—PC Magazine, 16 July 2025
If your small space is flanked by strong vertical fences or walls, the easiest solution is to cover the surface with plants.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vertical
Adjective
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The new Champion Golfer of the Year gave another example of his extraordinary superiority in men's professional golf, earning standing ovations from the crowd at Royal Portrush.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 July 2025
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Iran boasts a large standing force but also relies on proxies and undercover operations that have been severely disabled in recent months by U.S. and Israeli actions.—
Christopher Bodeen,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 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 guardians stand erect, with arms crossed at their chests and relief-like musculature superimposed on their bodies.—
Melissa Harris,
Artforum,
10 July 2025
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Cut plants back to the ground after flowering to avoid unwanted re-seeding. Name: Symphyotrichum novae-angliae Size: 3-6 feet tall, 2-3 feet wide Zones: 4-8 Swamp Milkweed The large clusters of pink or rose-purple flowers appear in summer at the tops of tall, erect stems.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 June 2025
Adjective
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Siberian iris is a workable substitute for upright ornamental grasses.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 July 2025
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The rocket’s bottom portion, containing the main engines, returns to Earth upright, intact and ready to be deployed for other missions.—
Selam Gebrekidan,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
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“Vertical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vertical. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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