as in curvature
something that curves or is curved
the bold curve of the racing yacht's hull
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as in to arc
to turn away from a straight line or course
after following a straight path most of the way down the mountain, the ski trail abruptly curves to the right
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as in to bend
to cause to turn away from a straight line
curved the wood to make a bow
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Recent Examples of curve
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
Treasury yield curve steepening a bit, longer-term yields holding up as short-term yields slip to price in somewhat more certainty about imminent rate cuts.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2025
Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
If the Bermuda High weakens, the storm may curve out to sea.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
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Noun
The growth curve in battery-electric vehicle (BEV) adoption has grown slower than many anticipated, but charging providers and automakers need to plan years in the future.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
Treasury yield curve steepening a bit, longer-term yields holding up as short-term yields slip to price in somewhat more certainty about imminent rate cuts.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
One standout is Boule suspendue (1930), a delicately perverse assemblage where a ball hangs by a string over a curving form in a cage-like structure.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
If the Bermuda High weakens, the storm may curve out to sea.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curve
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The findings suggest that curvature, rather than complete linearity, is more common in slip paths.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 July 2025
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Finally, weather radar beams and their ability to detect storms are affected by Earth’s curvature.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Head away from city lights in late July to see the dense core of the Milky Way arcing towards the southwestern horizon against a blissfully dark sky as the waning lunar disk approaches its new moon phase.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
23 July 2025
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SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket arced downrange over the Atlantic Ocean, heading northeast to place its payload into the Kuiper constellation at an inclination of 51.9 degrees to the equator.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
16 July 2025
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Even the European Union, which bent over backward to offer concessions — pledging to somehow mobilize billions for American weapons, investments and gas purchases, despite having a highly questionable capacity for doing so — wasn’t submissive enough.—
Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
6 Aug. 2025
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Pisces and Bianca have the ability to enchant the lives of the public and bend their feelings.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Captured at an angle from the camera attached to Moulton’s torso, the footage confirms earlier claims from eyewitnesses who said the officer did not have his lights on at the time of the crash.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Aug. 2025
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Then hold the nail at a 45 degree angle at the edge of the circle and tap inward.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
12 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Tommy Fleetwood and Sam Burns rounded out the top five at 10-under.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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The Blake Hotel in New Haven rounded out Connecticut’s representation at 185th overall.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
17 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Like claws to the earth, mangrove roots arched their way into the marsh, thirsty for the nutrients St. Lucia had to offer.—
Marlise Kast-Myers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Aug. 2025
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Softly arching habit of growth that melds into its surroundings?—
Neil Sperry,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 July 2025
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The new film is based on the musical by Terrence McNally, John Kander and Frank Ebb, which in turn was inspired by the 1976 novel by Manuel Puig.—
Daniel S. Levine,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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And, in turn, the more usage and the increase in users using the AI is a handy boon to the business and revenue of the AI maker.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Jalen Williams is a trending reporter at the Detroit Free Press.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The cost of milk, meanwhile, is trending up again, jumping 13 cents month-over-month.—
Claire Malon,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Curve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curve. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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