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
Kid-Sandu paints a monster in wild arcing strokes onto a crumbling wall.
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Jessica Kiang, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
The company destroyed a piece of lashing wire that investigators believe slapped an Xcel electrical conductor and caused arcing that led to the fire, said Matthew Delinko with Bauman, Lowe, Witt & Maxwell, a law firm representing insurance companies.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025
A number of magnificent star clusters can be found shining in the glowing ribbon of the Milky Way, the heart of which can be seen arcing towards the southwestern horizon around midnight during warm August nights.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2025
The Arsenal captain took one touch to turn on the ball, and with his second, played an arcing pass into the path of Gyokeres.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Semiconductors like thyristors eliminate the arcing risks that plague mechanical DC breakers.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2025
Jessica Kiang, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
The company destroyed a piece of lashing wire that investigators believe slapped an Xcel electrical conductor and caused arcing that led to the fire, said Matthew Delinko with Bauman, Lowe, Witt & Maxwell, a law firm representing insurance companies.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025
A number of magnificent star clusters can be found shining in the glowing ribbon of the Milky Way, the heart of which can be seen arcing towards the southwestern horizon around midnight during warm August nights.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2025
The Arsenal captain took one touch to turn on the ball, and with his second, played an arcing pass into the path of Gyokeres.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Semiconductors like thyristors eliminate the arcing risks that plague mechanical DC breakers.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arcing
curving
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The majority of ensembles / possible model tracks have this curving away from Florida and potentially even the entire United States.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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And for an array of artisanal gelati and yogurt, Bella Blu (Via Giuseppe Garibaldi 7/8) is a good way to end a meal or begin a walk around Monopoli’s curving Lungomare.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Arcing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arcing. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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