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Recent Examples of convex
Below the power button is the Essential Key, a convex button that plugs into Nothing's on-device AI features (more on that later).
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ArsTechnica, 18 July 2025
The result is a sleek, elegant vessel that stays true to the aggressive spirit of the GTX line with its clean lines, a slightly convex sheer, and a near-vertical bow.
—Katia Damborsky, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
Researchers could calculate filling any convex shape with warm gas and carefully observe the heat’s dissipation according to physical laws.
—Max Springer, Scientific American, 5 June 2025
The convex & concave mirrors forming the book jacket exaggerate expressions,
making others appear stretched, squished,
& altered, mirroring the elasticity
of the poems themselves.
—Terrance Hayes, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
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ArsTechnica, 18 July 2025
The result is a sleek, elegant vessel that stays true to the aggressive spirit of the GTX line with its clean lines, a slightly convex sheer, and a near-vertical bow.
—Katia Damborsky, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
Researchers could calculate filling any convex shape with warm gas and carefully observe the heat’s dissipation according to physical laws.
—Max Springer, Scientific American, 5 June 2025
The convex & concave mirrors forming the book jacket exaggerate expressions,
making others appear stretched, squished,
& altered, mirroring the elasticity
of the poems themselves.
—Terrance Hayes, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for convex
Recent Examples of Synonyms for convex
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Whereas Vaslav’s unorthodox looks infatuated many people, hers (protuberant teeth and lips, stocky body, flat chest, powerful thighs) alienated many.—
Alastair Macaulay,
The New York Review of Books,
29 Dec. 2022
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And the rear of the case is deeper to accommodate a protuberant rear camera—hinting that the next iPad will see a big camera upgrade.—
David Phelan,
Forbes,
9 Oct. 2022
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The whole setup looks like a giant creature with an extremely dense and compact body, a long, protruding neck, and an almost-cute face — a little bit like Wall-E, and a little bit like the servant-pet-robot from Red Planet that turns on Val Kilmer and tries to murder him.—
Sophie Ansari,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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Designed by Hydro Tec, the modern, muscular exterior is characterized by a sturdy steel displacement hull, a distinctive bulbous bow, and a lightweight aluminum superstructure.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
27 Oct. 2025
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Joyce's nebula scene captures the expanding shell of the supernova remnant CTB 1, also known as both the Garlic Nebula and the Medulla Nebula for its resemblance to both the bulbous plant and the human brain.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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To make matters more interesting, Tagovailoa had the incredible 205-yard performance with a swollen left eye.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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And while Tua Tagovailoa and the offense certainly deserve credit for a dominant performance, especially considering his swollen eye, what’s more intriguing is how the defense locked down the Falcons.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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Finasteride, prescribed for hair loss or enlarged prostate, and bicalutamide, used in prostate cancer treatment, can shift testosterone’s effects and allow breast tissue to grow.—
Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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For those who develop enlarged hemorrhoids during pregnancy, the discomfort can feel especially impossible to ignore.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The science behind the glass sphere design The spherical shape is more than a design choice.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Acording to the researchers, this is the first time supression has been observed in a spherical tokamak.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The Galaxy Buds Pro also feature a streamlined, minimally protrusive shape that allows for limited contact with the open air and a unique chamber and mesh filters that cut out disruptive wind interference for clearer-sounding calls no matter the weather.—
Zarah Kavarana,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Mar. 2021
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Lumbar support on the mesh back is very good and the curve is well-placed and protrusive enough to support my slightly more pronounced back curvature perfectly.—
Corey Gaskin and Jeff Dunn,
Ars Technica,
11 Sep. 2020
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“Convex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convex. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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