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as in main
coming before all others in importance
since the start of her acting career her parents have steadfastly remained her arch supporters
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as in wise
displaying or marked by rude boldness
was so arch as to ask him outright if he was wearing a toupee
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as in mischievous
tending to or exhibiting reckless playfulness
the arch look on the girl's face betrayed her as the one who had tricked the babysitter into believing that the house was haunted
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as in curvature
something that curves or is curved
the limestone arch is a natural formation that is the product of many years of erosion
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as in to bend
to cause to turn away from a straight line
the cat arched her back whenever she was stroked
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as in to curve
to turn away from a straight line or course
the path gradually arches off into the woods
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Recent Examples of arch
Rashi Shrivastava,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The sandals also provide comfortable arch support, and even reduce back and heel pain for shoppers with plantar fasciitis.
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Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 June 2026
Hadley Hall Meares,
Vanity Fair,
26 June 2026
Sir George Gilbert Scott’s former Midland Grand Hotel, completed in 1873, rises over the London station in red brick, stone arches, turrets and Gothic spires.
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David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Christa Sgobba,
Health,
16 June 2026
The danger is that, in a bid to create a single over-arching platform, Apple creates a product that satisfies neither camp.
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Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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Adjective
That makes Sora's shut down, from arch-rival OpenAI, something of a blessing for a business navigating the rapidly shifting AI landscape.
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Rashi Shrivastava,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The sandals also provide comfortable arch support, and even reduce back and heel pain for shoppers with plantar fasciitis.
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Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 June 2026
Noun
The breathtaking tiara features 19 diamond lover’s knot arches from which teardrop pearls dangle.
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Hadley Hall Meares,
Vanity Fair,
26 June 2026
Sir George Gilbert Scott’s former Midland Grand Hotel, completed in 1873, rises over the London station in red brick, stone arches, turrets and Gothic spires.
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David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Verb
Lower back discomfort or tightness might be due to arching of your back, or your back muscles tacking on too much of the work to overcompensate for a lack of hip strength or control.
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Christa Sgobba,
Health,
16 June 2026
The danger is that, in a bid to create a single over-arching platform, Apple creates a product that satisfies neither camp.
—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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Because Swift has no docking ports or grappling fixtures to grab onto, Katalyst built its 880-pound, 5-foot tall LINK spacecraft with a custom robotic capture mechanism that will attach to a feature on the satellite’s main structure.
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One of the festival’s main attractions is the FIFA store, an 8,000-square-foot indoor facility on the east side of the grounds.
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Let curiosity guide cooperation toward a wiser agreement.
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Grantham is either a wise veteran warning investors again or a permanent bear who fails to understand a new financial system.
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In House of the Dragon’s season 2 premiere, Aegon II brought him to a meeting where Jaehaerys II was mischievous and bored.
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The show features a wide cast of colorful characters, namely Ginger’s mother Lois (Laraine Newman), her quirky friends Dodie (Aspen Vincent) and Macie (Jackie Harris Greenberg), and her mischievous little brother Carl (Jeannie Elias).
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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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Marathon is going to start bending over backward to attract new players, but it was never supposed to.
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Cat care also has a physical component, including bending to scoop litter and navigating a pet that can sometimes get underfoot, creating a fall risk.
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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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LondonReuters — King Charles will not live at Buckingham Palace after its 10-year refurbishment finishes next year, royal officials said on Thursday, ending nearly two centuries of the central London landmark serving as the British monarch’s primary residence.
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Who enforces Assembly Bill 660 The primary responsibility for enforcing Assembly Bill 660, an amendment to the California Retail Food Code, falls on local enforcement, a spokesperson with the California Department of Public Health said.
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In their quest for the best produce, the trio searched around each location for the best butchers and bakeries to acquire fresh meat and bread each day.
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Rework the line, reschedule the plan, or return to an old idea with fresher eyes.
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“Arch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arch. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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