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
Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 28 Apr. 2026
Bands, rayed bands, horizontal arcs, rayed arcs, coronas, and more.
—Heather Greenwood Davis, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Apr. 2026
CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
Brandon Bye played a long, arcing ball-in to Velde at the back post for a centering header and Kelsy tapped the go-ahead goal into a wide-open net.
—ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
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Noun
The potential for a redemption arc could make the castaways’ fight for the title even more intense and memorable.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 28 Apr. 2026
Bands, rayed bands, horizontal arcs, rayed arcs, coronas, and more.
—Heather Greenwood Davis, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
Sebastian Berhalter played an arcing free kick to the center of the area and Laborda put away a leaping volley.
—CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
Brandon Bye played a long, arcing ball-in to Velde at the back post for a centering header and Kelsy tapped the go-ahead goal into a wide-open net.
—ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arc
Noun
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The usually straight path of light gets curved along the warp, with the degree of curvature dictated by how close to the object of mass the light passes.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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To achieve such a high curvature, the team took advantage of differences in the contraction and expansion of individual layers caused by physical stresses in the material resulting from the fabrication process.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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All communal areas can be reached by curving but steep paths.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Depending on the positioning of this wing, the robot can glide forward or curve back toward its starting point.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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With a few runway walks under her belt, the eldest daughter of Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban is no stranger to a glam gown — or working all her angles in one.—
Lindy Segal,
PEOPLE,
25 Apr. 2026
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The Abigail Travel Vanity Mirror tilts, swivels and adjusts for every angle.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The service The disarmingly young staff (200-plus for 83 rooms), dressed in variations of beige, white and green are all unfailingly lovely and bend-over-backwards helpful.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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He's got great bend and speed off the edge.—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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As the argument continued, Alexander and his 62-year-old father, in turn, urinated on his neighbor’s yard in apparent retaliation for the dog’s actions, prosecutors say.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Calls are made following the fall marathons — Berlin, Chicago and New York — to lock athletes in before the turn of the year, allowing the elite fields to be announced in January.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Arc.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arc. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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