as in curves
something that curves or is curved
the stars seemed to align themselves into one vast glittering arc
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as in sweeps
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 arcs
Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2025
Because so many of the other Office characters in the finale had a closure to their character arcs.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2025
Chris Caldovino has enjoyed arcs on two of the most important crime dramas of the century thus far.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Sep. 2025
Premiere dates drop without fanfare, entire seasons release at once, and cliffhangers have largely been replaced by bingeable story arcs.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
One mobile, a cluster of white leaf shapes strung along long horizontal arcs, has the aloof grace of an albino peacock, turning with a gavotte rhythm.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Their tracer arcs converged on the approaching drones.
—Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
So, the career arcs are definitely different, and expecting Maye to become Allen, a perennial MVP candidate, is unrealistic.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
To evaluate alternatives, cardiologists teamed up with the French space agency, the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), to conduct tests aboard an Airbus A310 aircraft modified to fly in parabolic arcs to simulate weightlessness for brief periods.
—New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2025
Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
Chaos is sorted into appreciable story arcs without diluting its overwhelming effect on our heroes.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2025
Because so many of the other Office characters in the finale had a closure to their character arcs.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2025
Chris Caldovino has enjoyed arcs on two of the most important crime dramas of the century thus far.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Sep. 2025
Premiere dates drop without fanfare, entire seasons release at once, and cliffhangers have largely been replaced by bingeable story arcs.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
One mobile, a cluster of white leaf shapes strung along long horizontal arcs, has the aloof grace of an albino peacock, turning with a gavotte rhythm.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Their tracer arcs converged on the approaching drones.
—Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
So, the career arcs are definitely different, and expecting Maye to become Allen, a perennial MVP candidate, is unrealistic.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
To evaluate alternatives, cardiologists teamed up with the French space agency, the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), to conduct tests aboard an Airbus A310 aircraft modified to fly in parabolic arcs to simulate weightlessness for brief periods.
—New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2025
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Richard Gabriel Moritz | Unsplash Many readers will know this coastline—which arcs its way from the French border in the west to Tuscany in the east, via the ancient port city of Genoa—for the five absurdly picturesque villages of the Cinque Terre.
—Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arcs
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The subtle side snap buttons leading down to the slit provide detail without being distracting, and the pointelle knit offers enough stretch and texture to hug your curves in all the right places.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Sep. 2025
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The streamlined exterior evokes that of an early 20th-century cruiser, with long, horizontal lines and sweeping curves.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Its outstanding appeal, grandish curvatures and extraordinary interior design are just the norm for the upscale interior brand.—
Marc D. Grasso,
Boston Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
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Posture Changes Spine curvatures can make standing up straight difficult, causing lower right back pain.—
Brandi Jones,
Health,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The idea is to take a snapshot of your health from multiple, and multicultural, angles, and then send you home with a plan to feel better, move better, and maybe even live longer.—
Peter J. Frank,
Robb Report,
25 Sep. 2025
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Yennefer is gathering mages to help get to him from all angles.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Sophisticated econometric forecasting models are bad at calling inflection points, when a lasting upward trend bends into a lasting downward one or vice versa.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
21 Sep. 2025
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An Einstein Cross forms when the gravity of galaxies in the foreground bends and splits the light of a more distant galaxy into four distinct images.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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Instead, the dark beads may be the result of winds colliding in Saturn's upper atmosphere, creating turbulent zones that appear as dim patches in the aurora.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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On Wednesday, severe storms may span from eastern Texas and western Louisiana up through southern Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio, bringing risks of damaging winds, hail, lightning and isolated tornadoes, according to the outlet.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Arcs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arcs. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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