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
Her eyebrows were arched and defined, with brown eyeshadow beaten softly into her eye and lashes feathered out.
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Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
22 May 2026
When Sarah’s eyes moved from the map to the paper piling up in my writing nook marked with the chicken scratchings of a madman, her eyebrows arched to the highest point eyebrows can arch.
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Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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.
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Marlise Kast-Myers,
Boston Herald,
12 Apr. 2026
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Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
22 May 2026
When Sarah’s eyes moved from the map to the paper piling up in my writing nook marked with the chicken scratchings of a madman, her eyebrows arched to the highest point eyebrows can arch.
—
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
The interior has arched marble hallways and opulent gold walls in the 12 butler's pantries.
—
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
See All Example Sentences for arched
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arched
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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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When light from a background source passes through this warping of space, its path is curved.
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Why pet chickens keep people hooked The eggs get people started.
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Bob Heath registered for his first project on We The Action’s website in 2020 and has been hooked ever since.
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Cameras were poised at every side of AJ Dybantsa’s table, where the Brigham Young forward sat with his elbows resting on his knees and head bowed.
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His supporters rewarded him with a landslide victory, then held their tongues as the Conservative leader bowed to rancorous calls to resign amid the Partygate scandal after three years in office.
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After long periods in their own half to start the match, Norway broke the deadlock with a strike from Antonio Nusa that curled into the far corner.
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That translated to a trail of smoke curled around notes of salt, neroli, ginger lily, and citrus.
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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.
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Her most unusual feature was her teeth, which were crooked in a way that reminded me of a spiral staircase.
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Keeping your back pressed against the wall, enter a sitting position with your knees bent at around 90 degrees.
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As TechDirt‘s Karl Bode points out, Carr’s FCC has bent over backwards to clear the way for Musk, from abandoning regulatory oversight to going after companies that control parts of the spectrum that SpaceX wants for itself.
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The wife of friend Isaac Leonard Ellwood suggested that two wires twisted together would hold the nail in place better — and the inexpensive yet effective design stuck.
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The boardwalk was annihilated up and down the peninsula, crushed into pieces and twisted up like a wooden snake.
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“Arched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arched. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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