as in vertical
rising straight up
river rafters staring awestruck at the canyon's nearly perpendicular cliffs
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Recent Examples of perpendicular
Slide the cutting edge of your scissors perpendicular across the raw edge.
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Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
The spiral runs perpendicular, or at an angle of 90 degrees, to the plane of the Milky Way.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Rather than the hook being perpendicular to the stick bait like a wacky rig, the parallel hook presentation leads to much better hook sets and fewer lost fish during the fight.
—Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025
The video was captured by a bystander who saw the plane coming in to land, with a perpendicular view of the runway.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for perpendicular
Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
The spiral runs perpendicular, or at an angle of 90 degrees, to the plane of the Milky Way.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Rather than the hook being perpendicular to the stick bait like a wacky rig, the parallel hook presentation leads to much better hook sets and fewer lost fish during the fight.
—Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025
The video was captured by a bystander who saw the plane coming in to land, with a perpendicular view of the runway.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for perpendicular
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perpendicular
Adjective
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Maintenance cleans include dusting, vacuuming, and mopping, cleaning of horizontal surfaces, and spot-cleaning of vertical surfaces such as walls and cabinet fronts.—
Abby Wolner,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Apr. 2025
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Adorn a retaining wall with a vertical planter Hang vibrant bucket planters to dress up an ordinary retaining wall.—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Abrego García, 29, was deported on March 15 despite a standing immigration court ruling from 2019 barring his removal to El Salvador due to credible threats from gangs targeting his family’s pupusa business.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
11 Apr. 2025
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Read Next World Local’s theory about ancient standing stone in UK forest turns out to be true.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Rich and poor kids alike would put on hardhats and erect skyscrapers or build dams.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
The New Yorker,
19 Feb. 2025
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Their presence made for a refreshing break from the usual barricade that luxury hotels erect between locals and guests.—
Michael Snyder,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Perpendicular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perpendicular. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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