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
Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
Yet any schmo over 40 who has ever played pickup basketball, gotten back in the gym, or entered an amateur bicycle race is familiar with Vonn’s arc over the past 12 months.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 9 Feb. 2026
Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 17 Jan. 2026
One second before, his fourth attempt from behind the 3-point arc had fallen flat, arcing hopefully upward before completely missing the front of the rim.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Auburn made 5 of 30 shots from the floor and missed all 14 from behind the arc in the first half.
—Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
Yet any schmo over 40 who has ever played pickup basketball, gotten back in the gym, or entered an amateur bicycle race is familiar with Vonn’s arc over the past 12 months.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 9 Feb. 2026
Verb
The veiled sun hat, with its wide brim and crown of rosettes, arced around her face like a halo—perfectly accenting her dreamy soft waves.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 17 Jan. 2026
One second before, his fourth attempt from behind the 3-point arc had fallen flat, arcing hopefully upward before completely missing the front of the rim.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arc
Noun
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These two are among the fastest plant movements in all of botany, involving rapid changes in leaf curvature and cellular pressure.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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Sageman-Furnas, Bobenko, and Hoffmann decided to look for a smooth analogue of the rhino whose curvature lines were similarly restricted to living in planes or on spheres.—
Elise Cutts,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Jan. 2026
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The path begins in Siberia, curves around the North Pole past Greenland and Iceland, then crosses Spain before ending in the Mediterranean sunset.—
Ryan Craggs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
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Some of them were curved like a hook.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Swim parallel to shore, then at an angle towards the beach.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2026
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These red apex French tips showcase every angle of the lovely design.—
Rebecca Norris,
InStyle,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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His bends and sighs can be heard on records from Mouth Painter, North Americans, the Rose City Band and Jeffrey Silverstein, not to mention a string of solo albums both alone and with various bands (the post-rocking Tanks, the more sedate Unit).—
Daniel Bromfield,
Pitchfork,
11 Feb. 2026
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Those bends tend to set up in ways that reinforce background conditions related to Earth’s geography, Swain says.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
9 Feb. 2026
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Bass, in turn, warned the county’s actions could cause the city to backslide in its fight against homelessness.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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My ideal is going into a turn with no hesitation at all, but that’s almost impossible to achieve 100% of the time, for anyone.—
Nick Remsen,
Vogue,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Arc.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arc. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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