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Recent Examples of flexure
The colon's transverse section lies horizontally, and the splenic flexure (where the colon curves sharply beneath the lower end of the spleen) is located in the LUQ.
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Joy Emeh, Health, 19 Sep. 2024
Flex cracking is due to excessive circuit board flexure.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Nov. 2018
How much cleavage, compression, flexure, impact, tension, or shear is required to break the plane of a Titebond bond?
—Virginia Heffernan, Wired, 5 Jan. 2022
Processes such as hydrofracture and flexure remain understudied, and ice-sheet models do not yet include realistic treatment of these processes.
—Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 July 2021
Joy Emeh, Health, 19 Sep. 2024
Flex cracking is due to excessive circuit board flexure.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Nov. 2018
How much cleavage, compression, flexure, impact, tension, or shear is required to break the plane of a Titebond bond?
—Virginia Heffernan, Wired, 5 Jan. 2022
Processes such as hydrofracture and flexure remain understudied, and ice-sheet models do not yet include realistic treatment of these processes.
—Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 July 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flexure
Noun
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Celebrating these small wins not only provides immediate satisfaction but also creates a positive feedback loop that encourages staff to keep striving for excellence.—
Sacha Obaid,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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His eyes are glued to his work computer, where Blue Smiley plays on a loop every day, Monday through Saturday.—
Tyler Hicks,
Rolling Stone,
5 June 2025
Noun
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Trump looked around the facility, closely inspecting the coils and other nearby steel products, including household appliances on display.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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Innerspring: This type of mattress has internal metal coils that offer support, but not as much as other mattresses, which is why these tend to be more affordable than other models.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
22 May 2025
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The green folds of cliffs chanted our imagined names, caught winds heaving an ocean of clouds that piled like seawrack muffling the mill’s whistle, windrows of rain gathered upon the mountain’s emerald stacks, the black crown of the day’s celebration.—
Garrett Hongo,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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In this model, a key player—the research professional—reaches out to other departments to bring them into the AI fold.—
Erin Tavgac,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, Elizabeth took off, Joel started drinking and this marked the beginning of a spiral for the star.—
Daniela Avila,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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At each summer solstice, the light passes across an even larger boulder and touches the center of the spiral.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
Noun
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While on patrol in 1980, he was shot three times but was saved by his bulletproof vest and his belt buckle.—
Meredith Wilshere,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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Jack Gary holds a Union soldier's belt buckle from the collections in Williamsburg, Va., on May 29, 2025.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 June 2025
Noun
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This is only the latest twist in a legal saga that started last October when 23XI and Front Row filed a lawsuit against NASCAR, arguing that they were unfairly shut out of charter ownership despite purchasing charters from Stewart-Haas Racing.—
Greg Engle,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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What did the major twist at the end of the movie mean?—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
5 June 2025
Noun
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New court filings and statements from company leadership indicate the complete winding down of all operations is expected by mid-2025.—
Jenna deJong,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
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During the conversation, the pair discussed their favorite foods, fame, pre-show routines, acting, and the sometimes long, winding process of making an album.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
16 May 2025
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The best detective stories often aren’t easy to follow, taking convolutions and leaving narrative dead-ends lying around, but many of Honey Don’t!—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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These convolutions come across as brand management to the point of wish fulfillment; did a Fleischer Studios executive give the note that under no circumstances must the musical imply that Betty Boop is anything else than universally adored?—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Flexure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flexure. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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