as in curves
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 bends
to cause to turn away from a straight line
the cat arched her back whenever she was stroked
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as in bows
to turn away from a straight line or course
the path gradually arches off into the woods
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Recent Examples of arches
Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
The palatial property looks like it has been uprooted from Italy with terracotta tiles on the roof and rows of Renaissance arches.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Other times, McDonald’s golden arches have graced the runway for Moschino and Vetements.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 5 Sep. 2025
Meduna controversially sought to block the natural light emanating through the neo Gothic arches on the main facade, in an attempt to protect the famed painting.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Most of all, Horn loved the building’s arches.
—Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025
There are three cast sandstone arches — Kachina, Sipapu and Owachomo — the latter of which has the Milky Way streaming behind it in the summer.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
Green Street’s impressive large white arches — referred to as wickets and reaching 25 feet in height — also incorporate design elements of Everything Changes with a Dream with maple-leaf patterns similar to the large sculpture.
—Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
The palatial property looks like it has been uprooted from Italy with terracotta tiles on the roof and rows of Renaissance arches.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Other times, McDonald’s golden arches have graced the runway for Moschino and Vetements.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 5 Sep. 2025
Meduna controversially sought to block the natural light emanating through the neo Gothic arches on the main facade, in an attempt to protect the famed painting.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Most of all, Horn loved the building’s arches.
—Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025
There are three cast sandstone arches — Kachina, Sipapu and Owachomo — the latter of which has the Milky Way streaming behind it in the summer.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arches
Noun
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The downy-soft synthetic bristles cling to curves for seamless, stripe-free sculpting of your cheekbones, forehead, and jawline.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Acceleration is smooth, curves are stable, and the only significant resistance comes from air drag.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This happens because the material’s own magnetization (usually from electron spin) bends the motion of electrons.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Sep. 2025
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But Sex and the City bends to no rules!—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Posture Changes Spine curvatures can make standing up straight difficult, causing lower right back pain.—
Brandi Jones,
Health,
6 Sep. 2025
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Their team built custom platinum contact lenses, press-molded to precise curvatures, and connected them to electrodes.—
Meghie Rodrigues,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Create subheadlines that make one clear promise Your subheadline does the heavy lifting after your headline hooks them.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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To develop it, the research team incorporated mushroom heads or hooks directly into the building components.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The second reason is that these aura battler designs were very complex and full of curves as well as weird angles.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Gory video of the shooting was available almost instantly online, from several angles, in slow-motion and real-time speed.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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This Hulu series, which bows season five in September, brings together the lovable misfits of the Arcadia, a grand apartment building in New York City where way too many people get murdered.—
Toni Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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His new film, The Christophers, which bows in Toronto’s Special Presentations section, was made entirely outside the system.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Arches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arches. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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