as in curvature
something that curves or is curved
the stars seemed to align themselves into one vast glittering arc
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as in to curve
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 arc
Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2025
His last screen role came in 2020, a nine-episode arc across the second and third seasons of Netflix's Manifest as Pete Baylor, the brother of James McMenamin's Jace and the love interest of Holly Taylor's cult leader Angelina Meyer.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 1 June 2025
Phil Plait, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2025
Blackened marks and other signs of damage on the steel structure, suggest that arcing occurred, sending electricity through the equipment that was supposed to have been unused, according a new lawsuit filed this week.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Inspired by the students, the art installation depicts hands cradling a planet earth with a tree sprouting atop, surrounded by flowers in bloom and a flurry of butterflies in an arc that matches the metallic butterflies on the wall.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2025
His last screen role came in 2020, a nine-episode arc across the second and third seasons of Netflix's Manifest as Pete Baylor, the brother of James McMenamin's Jace and the love interest of Holly Taylor's cult leader Angelina Meyer.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 1 June 2025
Verb
If true, then this binary pair’s orbital dance could be what’s stirring up the disk, creating the arcing spiral.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2025
Blackened marks and other signs of damage on the steel structure, suggest that arcing occurred, sending electricity through the equipment that was supposed to have been unused, according a new lawsuit filed this week.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arc
Noun
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The emotional toll is significant, and that's why care should be holistic—not just focused on the curvature, but on the whole person.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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So, all these different kind of choices that are consistent in string theory give rise to different dimensions, different number of particles and different kind of structure for the curvature of space-time.—
Steven Strogatz,
Quanta Magazine,
29 May 2025
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Of course, Apple will have thought of this and curved the edges, for instance, to mitigate this.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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Halfway into the decade, the company's latest sustainability report released Thursday shows the software giant has a long way to go to meet that goal but may be starting to bend its emissions curve downward.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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Another angle of Iranian missile strikes against Tel Aviv a short time ago.—
Jesus Mesa
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 June 2025
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All the digressions and discombobulations, and the need to flesh out so many angles of the Stacy/Aislin dynamic, impact the directness some of the play’s key messages about mortality, community and communication.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
13 June 2025
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The reservation sits about 65 miles southeast of Billings and is near the former site of Sitting Bull's camp, on Garryowen bend of the Little Bighorn River, according to the city's website.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 June 2025
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The pair came off the final bend together, with Journalism initially taking the lead.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
7 June 2025
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Things took a futuristic turn as Taylor and her dancers turned into robots.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
10 June 2025
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Four other projects by the band — Animals, The Division Bell, The Early Years – 1965–1972, and Transmissions + 1969 — all managed just a single turn ruling the Official Rock & Metal Albums chart.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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“Arc.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arc. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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