as in curving
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 arcing
All around the skiff, pink river dolphins pop up for air, their taut blush bodies arcing briefly before vanishing with barely a splash.
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Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
The official race, however, kicked off the following day, in nearby Willow, Alaska, where Potts-Joseph and other mushers embarked on a 1,000-mile trail arcing northwest, toward Nome.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2026
Harry Toffolo played an arcing ball from the left side to the back post, where Liel Abada skipped it back in front of the net for the first-touch finish by Biel.
—ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
For the next several months, the iconic band of hazy light should routinely be visible across the northern hemisphere arcing across the night sky.
—Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Harper halted a 10-0 Bucks response with his second 3-pointer of the game, and the Celtics entered the fourth quarter with a comfortable 83-65 cushion after Pritchard converted a high-arcing 21-footer in the final second of the third.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
Xiao Sang was more experienced than her friend, so her passion wasn’t as fervent, and instead was like the whetstone arcing into water.
—Literary Hub, 27 Feb. 2026
Schayes would go on to make the next eleven, his two-handed arcing jump shot and lightning-quick drives to the basket turning the 6′ 8″ forward into a superstar.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 18 Feb. 2026
The more distant the target, the higher the bullet rises before arcing down.
—John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 15 Jan. 2026
Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
The official race, however, kicked off the following day, in nearby Willow, Alaska, where Potts-Joseph and other mushers embarked on a 1,000-mile trail arcing northwest, toward Nome.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2026
Harry Toffolo played an arcing ball from the left side to the back post, where Liel Abada skipped it back in front of the net for the first-touch finish by Biel.
—ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
For the next several months, the iconic band of hazy light should routinely be visible across the northern hemisphere arcing across the night sky.
—Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Harper halted a 10-0 Bucks response with his second 3-pointer of the game, and the Celtics entered the fourth quarter with a comfortable 83-65 cushion after Pritchard converted a high-arcing 21-footer in the final second of the third.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
Xiao Sang was more experienced than her friend, so her passion wasn’t as fervent, and instead was like the whetstone arcing into water.
—Literary Hub, 27 Feb. 2026
Schayes would go on to make the next eleven, his two-handed arcing jump shot and lightning-quick drives to the basket turning the 6′ 8″ forward into a superstar.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 18 Feb. 2026
The more distant the target, the higher the bullet rises before arcing down.
—John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arcing
curving
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The chill all-day Mediterranean spot is Manja, noted by its huge, curving aqua pizza oven and porch swings.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Mar. 2026
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Last June, Naomi Welikala noticed a line curving around the block of her local American Legion, an unassuming building that rarely invited commotion.—
Emma Madden,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Arcing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arcing. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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