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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
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Expect comforting dishes like large pasta loops with heritage pork shoulder ragu and wines ranging from acidic Etna Bianco to complex Nebbiolo.Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 13 Jan. 2025
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For the most part, the primary loop is to find enemy officials, dodge or parry their attacks, and slowly chip away at their stance meter (essentially a gauge of their defensive stamina) to leave them vulnerable to a strong attack.Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2025
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Pinball machines rely on small coils of wound copper wire, electromagnets that eject a plunger that pushes or pulls a mechanism to send the silver ball flying in a new direction.Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 6 Jan. 2025
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Prevent the coils from coming apart in storage by securing them with a ribbon or oversized twist tie.Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
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At In Good Taste The Pedro Strapless Long Top features a straight across fold over neck line and fit n flare silhouette!In Good Taste, refinery29.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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Image The two Gulf powers were pivotal players in bringing Mr. al-Assad back into the Arab fold after a decade of isolation.Ismaeel Naar, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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The loss was Day’s first to an unranked opponent and fourth in a row to the rival Wolverines, sending the Ohio State fan base into a spiral.Cameron Teague Robinson, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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And then all of the guest hosting and all of those elements, the staff was in something of a spiral.Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
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Downtown saw more cowboy hats, bolo ties and big shiny belt buckles than usual this weekend as the second annual San Diego Rodeo took over Petco Park for three nights.Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2025
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These also reduce the chance of getting our puppy's fur stuck in the buckles.Madison Yauger, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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From there, the Bills focused more on a four-man rush, but with a twist.Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
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Miley Cyrus , during her final stage as Hannah Montana, gave a twist to the character - and to her own look - by adding more hair to her bangs, giving them a fuller, heavier appearance.Michel Mejía, Glamour, 12 Jan. 2025
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Police said the truck fell in the river after missing a bridge on a long, winding road, The Independent reported.Abigail Adams, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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Copper windings are typically insulated by paper and mineral oil to protect them from overheating.IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 11 Dec. 2024
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Instead of excessive fastidiousness and convolution, the mood is one of generosity, ease, and serenity.Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 5 Dec. 2024
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Especially for certain special education students, many of whom have a neurological condition, having an accurate summary of a topic indeed may be better and more digestible than having to comb through pages upon pages of detailed convolution that may very plausibly overwhelm someone.Steven Aquino, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Flexure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flexure. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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