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
Using the spectroscope, Maunder detected a hydrogen flare arcing out from the sunspot.
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Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
Starting from Fenway Park’s Pesky Pole, and arcing all the way around to the Fisk Pole, here’s who made the grade.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
Firefighters were dispatched at least 47 times to Altadena during the month of January in response to electrical issues, like wires down or arcing, the Los Angeles County Fire Department data shows.
—Chiara Eisner, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
Raiola moved to his right and launched a high-arcing ball downfield.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 21 Sep. 2025
Chris Durkin played a long arcing ball-in from well outside the area to the back post and João Klauss flicked a header to McSorley for the finish.
—Mercury News Staff, Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2025
Some contain metal or nylon particles that could ignite or cause arcing.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2025
The activity, visible across several provinces, was captured in photographs and videos posted on social media showing luminous trails arcing across the night sky.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Kid-Sandu paints a monster in wild arcing strokes onto a crumbling wall.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
Starting from Fenway Park’s Pesky Pole, and arcing all the way around to the Fisk Pole, here’s who made the grade.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
Firefighters were dispatched at least 47 times to Altadena during the month of January in response to electrical issues, like wires down or arcing, the Los Angeles County Fire Department data shows.
—Chiara Eisner, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
Raiola moved to his right and launched a high-arcing ball downfield.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 21 Sep. 2025
Chris Durkin played a long arcing ball-in from well outside the area to the back post and João Klauss flicked a header to McSorley for the finish.
—Mercury News Staff, Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2025
Some contain metal or nylon particles that could ignite or cause arcing.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2025
The activity, visible across several provinces, was captured in photographs and videos posted on social media showing luminous trails arcing across the night sky.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Kid-Sandu paints a monster in wild arcing strokes onto a crumbling wall.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arcing
curving
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Indecisive defending around the edge of the box and an unconvincing header by Maxim De Cuyper led to Matheus Cunha giving United a 24th-minute lead against the run of play with a curving shot.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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The ethereal structure comprises 297 stainless steel panels that had to be carefully fitted together and integrated with the curving staircases, whose wood elements evoke a ship’s deck.—
Blane Bachelor,
AFAR Media,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Arcing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arcing. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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