as in standing
rising straight up
a vertical cliff face
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Recent Examples of vertical
There is a lot of buzz around vertical drama with frothy forecasts for viewing numbers and revenues for the ultra-shortform series, which started out in Asia and are taking root around the world.
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Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2026
Fingers crossed for details, but not that hopeful since Rockit itself was very noticeably vertical before Universal acknowledged its existence back in 2009.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2026
Today, the mountain is still managed by the Olympic Regional Development Authority and lends its famously steep vertical to national competitions.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2026
Unveiled this week at CES 2026 in Las Vegas, the Rictor X4 is a single-passenger eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) aircraft driven by eight motor/propeller units mounted on four arms.
—New Atlas, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vertical
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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.—
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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.—
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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.—
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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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“Vertical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vertical. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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