1
as in curved
to cause to turn away from a straight line
the cat arched her back whenever she was stroked
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as in bowed
to turn away from a straight line or course
the path gradually arches off into the woods
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Recent Examples of arched
The interior has arched marble hallways and opulent gold walls in the 12 butler's pantries.
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Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
Back on the highway, the rearview mirror showed the clouds had lifted, the waters were still, and a rainbow had arched across the sky.
—Marlise Kast-Myers, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
Engage your core and keep your back relatively flat (not arched or rounded).
—Jenny McCoy, Outside, 27 Feb. 2026
From the city’s Seaport and Back Bay to the South End and Financial District, developers are snapping up historic buildings — many of them brick-and-beam structures with wood floors and arched windows — and reinventing them as living spaces.
—J.k. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Feb. 2026
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Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
Back on the highway, the rearview mirror showed the clouds had lifted, the waters were still, and a rainbow had arched across the sky.
—Marlise Kast-Myers, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
Engage your core and keep your back relatively flat (not arched or rounded).
—Jenny McCoy, Outside, 27 Feb. 2026
From the city’s Seaport and Back Bay to the South End and Financial District, developers are snapping up historic buildings — many of them brick-and-beam structures with wood floors and arched windows — and reinventing them as living spaces.
—J.k. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arched
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Mechanical design shift Traditional stellarators require complex, curved three-dimensional magnetic coils to contain plasma.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
10 June 2026
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Map an Outline A cut lawn edge can be curved or straight.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 June 2026
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Then another colleague hooked McDonnell up with local fishermen to help.—
Jenny Staletovich,
Sun Sentinel,
14 June 2026
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Before these findings, published in the Journal of Fish Biology, goblin sharks were only filmed or reported after being hooked on a fishing line and hauled to the surface, dying shortly later, the news release states.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
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The family formed a circle, joined hands and bowed their heads as Joseph intoned a prayer for his son’s safety.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
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The film bowed at the 2024 Palm Springs Film Festival and was released by Lionsgate, with Point Grey and Mary-Margaret Kunze producing.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
15 June 2026
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Then, in the final seconds of stoppage time, Gio Reyna, who’d come on as a substitute, curled a gorgeous shot off the outside of his boot into the goal.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
13 June 2026
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Nicks on the edge or stiffened, curled rubber will leave streaks.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
12 June 2026
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Two days after the Knicks were booed frequently while trailing by 30 points in the first half of their 114-97 loss to Dallas, the scoreboard was crooked in their favor.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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When other players noticed the rim was crooked, the Spurs' Jeremy Sochan jumped up and hung on it to try to straighten it out.—
Matt Young,
Houston Chronicle,
20 Jan. 2026
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Trump’s rejections cast a long shadow — not just over Illinois but over the entire federal disaster-response system — which critics say the president has bent to serve political ends.—
Daniel C. Vock,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
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The previous baggage handler had bent the chair past its design limits to get it on their flight to Phoenix.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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Charlotte's white hair bow at Trooping marked her largest of the hair accessories so far, and her locks were twisted near the bow.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
13 June 2026
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The New York Times last week reported about his relationships with previous girlfriends, one of whom said Platner twisted her arm during an argument and locked her in a room.—
Patrick Whittle,
Fortune,
10 June 2026
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“Arched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arched. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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