Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for semierect
Adjective
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The company presented the AIR ONE, an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.—
Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Jan. 2026
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Space-savers will include pull-out vertical pantries that slide into narrow spaces, toe-kick drawers that utilize the area beneath your cabinets and corner carousel units that make those awkward spaces accessible.—
Adjective
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For total protection, erect metal or polypropylene deer fencing around the plant to prevent them from entering.—
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Thanks for that last shot of a fully erect Tommy.—
Adjective
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When the episode premiered at the Berlin Film Festival, the speech got a standing ovation.—
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Our standing height is not great.—
Adjective
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The shower owes its brief peak to the near-perpendicular angle at which Earth smashes through the thin debris trail left by asteroid 2003 EH1.—
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On the top, a lattice of faint lines ran parallel and perpendicular to the outer face.—
Adjective
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An actor’s job is to plumb emotions at a moment’s notice.—
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On Tuesday morning, the parking lot and the gravel road near the Oglala Commodity Warehouse in Pine Ridge was plumb-full of pick-up trucks and cars.—
Adjective
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The rash may begin as small, flat, round discolorations that become raised and fluid-filled (clear or pus) before scabbing.—
Adjective
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Pushing frozen branches upright quickly increases the chances of breakage.—
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Maybe Robert Saleh wouldn’t have gotten fired if Rodgers had remained upright in his first season in New York.—
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“Semierect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semierect. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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