as in curving
marked by a long series of irregular curves
a curved strip of metal that had sheared off during the collision
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as in rounded
to turn away from a straight line or course
after following a straight path most of the way down the mountain, the ski trail abruptly curves to the right
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as in arched
to cause to turn away from a straight line
curved the wood to make a bow
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Recent Examples of curved
Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2025
Umbra’s Scandi-style pieces with curved edges—bookshelves, side tables—are often designated as Amazon’s Choice picks.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2025
First, a curved guide sits at the back of the throat.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
The shoes had a thin stiletto and a low, curved front that left just enough of the toe visible.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
Its innovative 160-degree curved design effortlessly contours to the face and neck, ensuring a comfortable and effective massage experience.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2025
The light from the heat lamp makes a glowing red line on the curved side of the phone.
—Hazlitt, 8 Oct. 2025
Emerson Sofa Soft, curved edges are clearly set to be everywhere this fall, and the Emerson Sofa encapsulates that trend.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
Try the trend in this dark-wash style with slimming mesh panels, a curved back yoke, classic five-pocket styling, and petite sizes 0–16.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
The seat backs are slightly curved for comfortable lounging, while the black aluminum frame adds a sleek and modern feel to the design.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
The difference in the zero-point energy of space between those two locations tells us, as first derived in Hawking’s 1974 paper, that radiation will be emitted from the region around the black hole, where space is curved the most strongly.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
The angles of the rooms are all curved, and there’s a circular quality to the sets that gives the impression that nothing leads anywhere.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 22 Sep. 2025
Set to Sport, Maybach SL attacks curved freeway onramps or 2-lanes with style.
—Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
But unlike Yamamoto—whose second straight 10-K one-hitter was wasted—Verlander bobbed and weaved and lollipop-curved the lineup to death.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Bathrooms are also curved, with an abundance of wood and dark-green tile.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 27 Aug. 2025
These sit easy on the hips without being too dramatically curved for everyday.
—Talia Abbas, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
According to archaeologists, these ancient farmers piled up stones and soil to form a body, pincers, and a curved tail with a stinger.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2025
Umbra’s Scandi-style pieces with curved edges—bookshelves, side tables—are often designated as Amazon’s Choice picks.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2025
First, a curved guide sits at the back of the throat.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
The shoes had a thin stiletto and a low, curved front that left just enough of the toe visible.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
Its innovative 160-degree curved design effortlessly contours to the face and neck, ensuring a comfortable and effective massage experience.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2025
The light from the heat lamp makes a glowing red line on the curved side of the phone.
—Hazlitt, 8 Oct. 2025
Emerson Sofa Soft, curved edges are clearly set to be everywhere this fall, and the Emerson Sofa encapsulates that trend.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
Try the trend in this dark-wash style with slimming mesh panels, a curved back yoke, classic five-pocket styling, and petite sizes 0–16.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
When the light of distant objects passes near another large cosmic object, it is curved and magnified.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
The seat backs are slightly curved for comfortable lounging, while the black aluminum frame adds a sleek and modern feel to the design.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
The difference in the zero-point energy of space between those two locations tells us, as first derived in Hawking’s 1974 paper, that radiation will be emitted from the region around the black hole, where space is curved the most strongly.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
The angles of the rooms are all curved, and there’s a circular quality to the sets that gives the impression that nothing leads anywhere.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 22 Sep. 2025
Set to Sport, Maybach SL attacks curved freeway onramps or 2-lanes with style.
—Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
But unlike Yamamoto—whose second straight 10-K one-hitter was wasted—Verlander bobbed and weaved and lollipop-curved the lineup to death.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Bathrooms are also curved, with an abundance of wood and dark-green tile.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 27 Aug. 2025
These sit easy on the hips without being too dramatically curved for everyday.
—Talia Abbas, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for curved
Verb
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Holdover titles otherwise rounded out the top of the box office charts.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
12 Oct. 2025
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America has rounded into week two of a government shutdown with no mention so far of an end date.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Upstairs, the loft-style rooms are decked out in designer furniture (specifically, Eames and Bertoia chairs), arched French windows, and polished concrete floors.—
Siobhan Reid,
Vogue,
10 Oct. 2025
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Such ambiguity works to the film’s advantage, as Leonberg focuses on Indy’s face and lets audiences project our own feelings onto the cocked head, the questioning expression, his brows arched in either curiosity or concern.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Thake took a long and winding trip down the memories of South Yorkshire football, a path which eventually led him to the living room of a shy, almost reclusive Rotherham man called Terry Moran.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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The Didi and Gogo that Sparks and Shannon created were full of blood and bile, real people with — no matter how obscured in its details by time and circumstance — a long and winding relationship.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Both Maye and Vrabel both said Maye’s pass should have been arced more.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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The rocket arced on a trajectory heading east from Florida's Space Coast, shed its reusable first stage booster for a landing offshore, then fired its upper stage engine twice to propel the trio of missions into deep space.—
Kyle Orland,
ArsTechnica,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Schmidt has hooked kickoffs out of bounds and had an extra point blocked last week.—
Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Plus, its thread-free design prevents claws from getting hooked in the stitching.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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To be sure, the brand is known for the Létrange Empreinte bag and its sculptural twisted handle, that was originally intended to be a jewel itself before creative director Mathias Jaquemet put it on the leather accessory.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
10 Oct. 2025
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In the 2018-19 school year, parents reported 42 cases of children suffering twisted ankles and other injuries caused by uneven surfaces, deep divots and other hazards on the field.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Apparently, the immigrant is only visible when bowed by suffering, never when standing on the shoulders of sacrifice.—
Sofía Pereda,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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Lázaro sat with her head bowed in the middle of the room while those around her put their hands on her shoulders and wished her well one last time.—
Alexandra Mendoza,
Twin Cities,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Almost serpentine in her shimmering elegance, Thompson’s Hedda glides from room to room wreaking social havoc with her guests, an old lover, and even her husband that will, ultimately, have tragic consequences for all.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
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Lynch’s films need not be treated like puzzles; his emotional (and libidinal) clarity cuts through serpentine structure and oblique imagery, the former shaping the latter.—
Samantha Allen,
Them.,
7 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Curved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curved. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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