as in curves
something that curves or is curved
curvature of the spine is called scoliosis
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Recent Examples of curvatures
Its outstanding appeal, grandish curvatures and extraordinary interior design are just the norm for the upscale interior brand.
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Marc D. Grasso, Boston Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Posture Changes Spine curvatures can make standing up straight difficult, causing lower right back pain.
—Brandi Jones, Health, 6 Sep. 2025
Their team built custom platinum contact lenses, press-molded to precise curvatures, and connected them to electrodes.
—Meghie Rodrigues, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Sep. 2025
Its signature lies in fluid curvatures and elegant silhouettes that strike the perfect balance between understated and striking.
—Lauren Alexis Fisher, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Marc D. Grasso, Boston Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Posture Changes Spine curvatures can make standing up straight difficult, causing lower right back pain.
—Brandi Jones, Health, 6 Sep. 2025
Their team built custom platinum contact lenses, press-molded to precise curvatures, and connected them to electrodes.
—Meghie Rodrigues, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Sep. 2025
Its signature lies in fluid curvatures and elegant silhouettes that strike the perfect balance between understated and striking.
—Lauren Alexis Fisher, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for curvatures
Noun
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It’s attached to a flexible rod that can bend to pass through kinks and curves in dryer hoses.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
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The Cowboy Coaster takes you on a nearly mile-long journey of curves, loops, and sharp turns, reaching nearly 30 miles per hour.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Luckily, a side effect of knuckle cracking is not the bends—or even a case of arthritis.—
Sarah Lindenfeld Hall,
Popular Science,
7 Jan. 2026
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Brunette run through with warm bands of chestnut is a toasty, pretty aesthetic, particularly when paired with beachy bends.—
Calin Van Paris,
InStyle,
30 Dec. 2025
Noun
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To our minds, Wednesday's horror, those kids who lost a mother, should supplant the inevitable circling of the ideological wagons and the parsing of the different angles of pictures taken at the scene.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Jan. 2026
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Footage from multiple angles showed the vehicle did not come into contact with Ross, who fired multiple times at Good’s windshield.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Curvatures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curvatures. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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