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
Five of those were from beyond the arc, headlined by a high-arcing Scheierman stepback over center Goga Bitadze.
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
Brandon Bye played a long, arcing ball-in to Velde at the back post for a centering header and Kelsy tapped the go-ahead goal into a wide-open net.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Sebastian Berhalter played an arcing free kick to the center of the area and Laborda put away a leaping volley.
—CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
Brandon Bye played a long, arcing ball-in to Velde at the back post for a centering header and Kelsy tapped the go-ahead goal into a wide-open net.
—ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
From the near-panoramic window of our room at the Spindrift, we were greeted each morning by sea otters floating on their backs in the kelp beds, pods of dolphins arcing through the swell and the occasional seal hauled out on a nearby promontory.
—Alexandra Genova, TheWeek, 7 Apr. 2026
There were also high-arcing 3-pointers that touched nothing but the net, a difficult runner through contact that went in, and the kind of gravity that gave Kristaps Porzingis a layup just by cutting into space while the big man dove.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2026
Stellar streams are arcing threads of stars that form when compact star clusters travel through the Milky Way's gravitational field, shedding stars that are stretched out into long, trailing ribbons.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 5 Apr. 2026
Six times his arcing shot swished through the net.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
Brandon Bye played a long, arcing ball-in to Velde at the back post for a centering header and Kelsy tapped the go-ahead goal into a wide-open net.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Sebastian Berhalter played an arcing free kick to the center of the area and Laborda put away a leaping volley.
—CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
Brandon Bye played a long, arcing ball-in to Velde at the back post for a centering header and Kelsy tapped the go-ahead goal into a wide-open net.
—ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
From the near-panoramic window of our room at the Spindrift, we were greeted each morning by sea otters floating on their backs in the kelp beds, pods of dolphins arcing through the swell and the occasional seal hauled out on a nearby promontory.
—Alexandra Genova, TheWeek, 7 Apr. 2026
There were also high-arcing 3-pointers that touched nothing but the net, a difficult runner through contact that went in, and the kind of gravity that gave Kristaps Porzingis a layup just by cutting into space while the big man dove.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2026
Stellar streams are arcing threads of stars that form when compact star clusters travel through the Milky Way's gravitational field, shedding stars that are stretched out into long, trailing ribbons.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 5 Apr. 2026
Six times his arcing shot swished through the net.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arcing
curving
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The mattress's latex core has a five-zone structure that provides varying levels of firmness tailored to support different areas of your body — with the most enhanced support in the mid-section to prevent your back from curving or sagging.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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Hiding in a labyrinth of gardens and more than 50 art installations, private bungalows and three-bedroom villas with freshwater pools overlook Crete’s curving, mountainous coastline.—
Yulia Denisyuk,
Robb Report,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Arcing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arcing. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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