as in curvature
something that curves or is curved
the stars seemed to align themselves into one vast glittering arc
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as in to curve
to turn away from a straight line or course
the ball arced toward the batter and nearly hit him
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Recent Examples of arc
Dan Zaksheske Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2026
And his study of America’s historical arc, written in the early years of the Great Depression, clearly had a restorative aim.
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Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Clara Moskowitz,
Scientific American,
12 June 2026
Overhead looms The Claw, a four-sided mass that arcs more than 90 feet (27 meters) into the air and features lights, speakers, thick snakes of wiring and four large screens so fans not seated right next to the Octagon can follow the cage fighting below.
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ABC News,
11 June 2026
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Noun
Sports needs villains, favorites, redemption arcs and players who generate conversations in living rooms, bars and on social media.
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Dan Zaksheske Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2026
And his study of America’s historical arc, written in the early years of the Great Depression, clearly had a restorative aim.
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Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Verb
According to general relativity, in a rotating black hole, the singularity—the theoretical point of infinite density at the center—is really a one-dimensional ring, with closed timelike curves arcing around it.
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Clara Moskowitz,
Scientific American,
12 June 2026
Overhead looms The Claw, a four-sided mass that arcs more than 90 feet (27 meters) into the air and features lights, speakers, thick snakes of wiring and four large screens so fans not seated right next to the Octagon can follow the cage fighting below.
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ABC News,
11 June 2026
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The Australian system, developed over 40 years, works by refracting high-frequency electromagnetic waves off the ionosphere to detect distant objects that are invisible to conventional radars because of Earth’s curvature.
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The Australian system, developed over 40 years, works by refracting high-frequency electromagnetic waves off the ionosphere to detect distant objects that are invisible to conventional radars because of Earth's curvature.
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Prep with a lightweight blowout cream and use a large round brush to create lift at the roots while keeping the ends smooth and softly curved.
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The tracks where the train derailed are on a curving section of a bridge over the Grand Calumet River.
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Made up of sharp angles and straight lines, the quilt and its matching shams have a look that strikes the right balance between classic and contemporary.
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Actually all of them took the first crack at it, so that was our angle.
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Despite Iran’s threats, 20 of those ships had taken a route far south of Iran that hugs the coastline of the United Arab Emirates and bends along Oman’s Musandam Peninsula, avoiding Iranian waters.
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Then around the bend came the Carys in their canoe.
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The birth of our great nation basically coincides with the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, which came to our shores before the turn of the 18th century.
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Drivers could now leave Little Rock, cross the Lincoln Avenue Viaduct, proceed down Lincoln Avenue and, instead of continuing on the River Road, make a 90-degree turn and go up the hill to Pulaski Heights.
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“Arc.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arc. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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