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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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The one-mile loop is located in the East District and features educational signs informing visitors about the area’s history and its flora, an old homestead foundation, and a saguaro grove.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Jan. 2025
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Glenn landed six more triple jumps, including three in combination, before her only real mistake — a fall on her triple loop late in the program.—
Dave Skretta,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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The spheres swing, tapping against the metal and coils.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
14 Jan. 2025
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Pavlovich remembers her palms sweating, hot coils in her stomach.—
Lila Shapiro,
Vulture,
13 Jan. 2025
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In 1867, Secretary of State William H. Seward, fresh from his triumph in negotiating the purchase of Alaska from Russia, sought to add Greenland to the American fold.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
14 Jan. 2025
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Bravo is the notable holdout, expected to stay in the main corporate fold along with NBC, Telemundo and the local station portfolio.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
13 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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The Yates father-son tandem won in team roping, which earned them buckles presented by Reagan, and Kelly was runner-up in the barrel racing.—
Kyle Newman,
The Denver Post,
19 Jan. 2025
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Musk’s ultimate aim is to muddle the debate to the point that democracy buckles and the state is unable to control the private sector.—
Paul Hockenos,
TIME,
9 Jan. 2025
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As season three left fans with a jaw-dropping twist, this edition raises the stakes even higher.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
24 Jan. 2025
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Ivan Reitman’s 2014 football movie Draft Day from Lionsgate is being adapted for television with a new twist.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
24 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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The season takes new turns while remaining the most ambitious, batty and all-out pleasurable show on TV, an M.C. Escher maze whose plot convolutions never get in the way of its voice, heart and sense of humor.—
James Poniewozik,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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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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“Flexure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flexure. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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