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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as in shapely
having a well-proportioned feminine figure
a curvy brunette with lots of male admirers
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as in curved
marked by a long series of irregular curves
a perilously curvy stretch of a corniche along the Riviera
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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
Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 5 Aug. 2025
When driving on wet and curvy roads, the iX3’s traction controls kick in almost without notice and only at high speeds.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 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
Adjective
Many curvy customers lean on Fashion Nova for denim due to the mainstream market’s refusal to ideate and create affordable denim.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 5 Aug. 2025
When driving on wet and curvy roads, the iX3’s traction controls kick in almost without notice and only at high speeds.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curve
Noun
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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
Verb
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Keep an eye out for a faint, hazy band resembling a cloud that seems to arc toward the south.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
10 June 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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Why companies like Nissan are bending to anti-DEI efforts Pressure has been mounting against Nissan over the last two years — from the rising success of Chinese competitors and a shifting electric vehicle industry to declining profits and corporate restructuring enacted to stop them.—
Hadley Hitson,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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Chance had, throughout his catalogue, proudly flaunted his status as an independent artist, writing entire songs about not signing to a major label and not bending the knee to corporate interest.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The shapely 24-year-old advertising saleswoman wore a black swimsuit with a white Playboy bunny across the front.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
14 Aug. 2025
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Regular Janes posted their amateurish snapshots, showcasing lean yet shapely physiques attained through weight training, minimal to no cardio, and a caloric intake generous enough to make Marie Claire vomit.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
10 May 2025
Noun
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Recovery was possible, using the old technique for unreliable airspeed—lower the pitch angle of the nose, keep the wings level, and the airplane will fly as predicted—but the crew could not make sense of the situation to see their way out of it.—
David Autor,
The Atlantic,
24 Aug. 2025
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And designed to assist airflow into the power supply tunnel, a vent pattern that runs almost the entire length of the right side panel is visible from this angle below.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
23 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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The Enterprise Bridge project connects the Southport Industrial Park to Interstate 80 by arching across the Sacramento Deep Water Shipping Channel.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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Agnes has a gawky, floppy-haired beauty, a gently appraising stare, quizzically arching eyebrows, and a tendency to listen with her mouth half open, as if in anticipation of a punch line that will take her, and us, by surprise.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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The chili verde is soft and succulent and the plump chicken pairs well with any of the three salsas brought to the table.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Unlike the ones now rotting on Ian Chandler’s farm, these had a chance to be harvested by hand and are in their prime — plump and juicy and ready to eat.—
David Culver,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Curve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curve. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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