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
Those included a high-arcing, heat-check bank shot from White, whose nine 3-point makes tied his career high.
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 20 Dec. 2025
On the second play of the drive, with Washington rushers bearing down, Madsen threw a high-arcing ball into heavy coverage, and Huskies cornerback Rashawn Clark brought it down.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 14 Dec. 2025
The overall, arcing motivation for me was a good one.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
And with that diminutive stature, Young has to throw high-arcing loopers just to clear the line of scrimmage.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025
Using the spectroscope, Maunder detected a hydrogen flare arcing out from the sunspot.
—Literary Hub, 27 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
Some contain metal or nylon particles that could ignite or cause arcing.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2025
Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 20 Dec. 2025
On the second play of the drive, with Washington rushers bearing down, Madsen threw a high-arcing ball into heavy coverage, and Huskies cornerback Rashawn Clark brought it down.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 14 Dec. 2025
The overall, arcing motivation for me was a good one.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
And with that diminutive stature, Young has to throw high-arcing loopers just to clear the line of scrimmage.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025
Using the spectroscope, Maunder detected a hydrogen flare arcing out from the sunspot.
—Literary Hub, 27 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
Some contain metal or nylon particles that could ignite or cause arcing.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arcing
curving
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At first glance, the choker reprises the incisions and delicately curving edges meant to evoke Chanel’s distinctive quilting, with a sliding clasp closure to adjust it closely to the neck.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
4 Jan. 2026
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Later came scores on a free kick and curving corner kick to help account for a 4-0 halftime lead.—
Glae Thien,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Dec. 2025
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“Arcing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arcing. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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