as in protuberant
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Recent Examples of convex
Mikel Welch Design founder Mikel Welch creatively decorated the wall above the primary bedroom's fireplace using a convex mirror.
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Isabella Milano, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Oct. 2024
But there are also hoops, in a huggie style that take the line’s convex shapes to maximum effect, along with tennis bracelets, done in square lines that mimic those of the physical court.
—Shannon Adducci, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2024
One man in shorts and a golf shirt does a quick pelvic thrust, while another slides his hands sensually over his slightly convex belly.
—EW.com, 14 Aug. 2024
The face buttons are responsive with a convex shape while the triggers have a nice give to them.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 7 June 2024
See All Example Sentences for convex
Isabella Milano, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Oct. 2024
But there are also hoops, in a huggie style that take the line’s convex shapes to maximum effect, along with tennis bracelets, done in square lines that mimic those of the physical court.
—Shannon Adducci, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2024
One man in shorts and a golf shirt does a quick pelvic thrust, while another slides his hands sensually over his slightly convex belly.
—EW.com, 14 Aug. 2024
The face buttons are responsive with a convex shape while the triggers have a nice give to them.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 7 June 2024
See All Example Sentences for convex
Recent Examples of Synonyms for convex
Adjective
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His eyesight was failing and his eyes were bloodshot and protuberant.—
Hermione Lee,
The New York Review of Books,
21 Sep. 2022
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Hours and hours of rubbing abrasive pumice across the roughened marble resulted in the lustrous surfaces of the sculpture, including the high sheen of Pan’s taut chest and ribs, muscular right arm, and protuberant belly.—
William A. Wallace,
WSJ,
28 Jan. 2022
Adjective
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My mother loved to preserve figs, transforming the purple-and-green bulbous orbs to caramel-brown delicacies of sweetness.—
Claude Barilleaux,
Christian Science Monitor,
9 Apr. 2025
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And still the new bats might have gone unnoticed by many had Kay, the Yankees’ announcer, not pointed out the bulbous bat of Jazz Chisholm shortly before Chisholm hit a single during the rout of the Brewers a week ago.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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There, eggs develop into a spherical embryo with six hooks that pierce through the intestinal wall to migrate to the animal's organs, primarily the liver.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
23 Apr. 2025
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Using a biofilm of Vibrio cholerae bacteria, Yunker’s team described the shape of the emerging biofilm as a spherical cap that resembles a contact lens.—
Carrie Arnold,
Quanta Magazine,
21 Apr. 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 29 Apr. 2025.
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