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
Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 18 June 2025
The 36-year-old quietly put together a productive season with the Denver Nuggets, averaging 13.3 points, 4.9 rebounds, 6.1 assists, and 1.4 steals while shooting 44.9 percent from the field and 32.3 percent from beyond the arc across 75 games.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
That arrow of light arcing over Celestial Park kicks off a spectacular water show with dancing fountains, lights and music in the pools running through the center of the land.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 13 May 2025
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Noun
The former UConn star and first overall pick in April’s draft came into Tuesday’s game averaging 17.4 points, 6.1 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 1.9 steals per game while shooting 46.8% from the field and 41.7% from beyond the arc.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 18 June 2025
The 36-year-old quietly put together a productive season with the Denver Nuggets, averaging 13.3 points, 4.9 rebounds, 6.1 assists, and 1.4 steals while shooting 44.9 percent from the field and 32.3 percent from beyond the arc across 75 games.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
Verb
The chinks in the armor are most pronounced in the brief glimpses of Hao’s home life; his wife is a lifestyle coach for women and domestic conversations tend to arc towards tense gender essentialism.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
That arrow of light arcing over Celestial Park kicks off a spectacular water show with dancing fountains, lights and music in the pools running through the center of the land.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arc
Noun
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When ordinary matter or light rides this curvature, its motion is impacted.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
16 June 2025
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And what works is just Newton’s law of gravity, not the full apparatus of Einstein’s theory, where gravity is equivalent to the curvature of space-time.—
George Musser,
Quanta Magazine,
13 June 2025
Verb
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The whole coast curved around us like a giant C—a huge bay that held the archipelago.—
James Rebanks
June 26,
Literary Hub,
26 June 2025
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Fifteen minutes later, the tracks curve along the dramatic 39-mile coastline, revealing the turquoise sea and rocky limestone cliffs known as the calanques.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
24 June 2025
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Holding the strawberry in your other hand, insert the blade into the fruit at a 45 degree angle on the top of the berry just outside where the leaves are growing.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 June 2025
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Tomorrowland kitschy vibe of the film, this newest trailer emphasizes the family angle is chock-full of lots of good old-fashioned superhero action, as the quartet takes on a world-devouring cosmic being.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
25 June 2025
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Brian Daboll told the Giants’ players before their final minicamp practice that their spring progress was encouraging, given what is coming around the bend.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
18 June 2025
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While older games in the series relied heavily on memorizing courses and perpetually driving with precision around every bend, there’s now a lot more ways to play catch up and get ahead.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
6 June 2025
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This is particularly true as Pinterest transforms its large global user base into shopping-centric experiences, which, in turn, increases advertiser spending and affiliate commerce revenue.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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This, in turn, is supposed to counteract some—or all—of the emissions from the operation’s ruminants, which are constantly burping out methane, a powerful greenhouse gas.—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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“Arc.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arc. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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