as in protuberant
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Recent Examples of convex
One man in shorts and a golf shirt does a quick pelvic thrust, while another slides his hands sensually over his slightly convex belly.
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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
One current project concerns convex optimization in non-Euclidean settings.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 10 Apr. 2024
The pectoral and pelvic fins on male fish are slightly larger than the female fins, and the base of the anal-fin is straight in females but convex in males, researchers said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 22 May 2024
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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
One current project concerns convex optimization in non-Euclidean settings.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 10 Apr. 2024
The pectoral and pelvic fins on male fish are slightly larger than the female fins, and the base of the anal-fin is straight in females but convex in males, researchers said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 22 May 2024
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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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From bulbous shoes with upturned vamps to pleated pants puffed away from the body, the collection’s doll-like garments took on a larger-than-life feel.—
Elizabeth Grace Coyne,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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The sleek Lelo Soraya 2 is our top pick overall because of its comfortable bulbous tip and 12 impressive vibration modes—but any one of these great vibrators will take your orgasms to new heights.—
Gina Vaynshteyn,
Glamour,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Lenses that are less spherical and more elongated, in contrast, can produce a similar phenomenon called an Einstein Cross, in which four distinct images are produced around the lensing galaxy.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Every plasma event was sending out a spherical shock front that expanded in a steady way.—
Jayson Stewart,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 Mar. 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 25 Mar. 2025.
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