perpendicular
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Tévoédjrè stood beside an armored vehicle on the perpendicular street, positioned between the oncoming column and Talon’s residence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
On Wednesday in Minnesota, 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good was in her car, perpendicular to traffic, during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation in Minneapolis.
From Slate • Jan. 10, 2026
With a forkball that looked as if it was dropping perpendicular to the ground, he struck out the first two batters he faced.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2025
ANE generates an electrical voltage in a magnetic metal that is perpendicular to the magnetisation and a temperature gradient.
From Science Daily • Nov. 20, 2024
At eleven, my coworker Quines and I are checking the table, making sure all the napkins are perfectly folded, all the silverware perpendicular to the table edge, the flowers arranged just right.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
Vocabulary lists containing perpendicular
Geometry - Introductory
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The ACT Math Test: Geometry, List 2
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Geometry - Middle School
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