as in curving
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 arcing
Six times his arcing shot swished through the net.
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Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
Juan Manuel Sanabria played an arcing ball to the center of the area and Solans went up high for a header that slipped inside the right post to open the scoring in the 17th minute.
—ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
The National Weather Service office in Pittsburgh shared an employee's video of the meteor arcing across the sky.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
Brunson’s step-back midrange jumper pushed the Knicks lead back to three, but Podziemski’s high-arcing layup got the deficit back to one with a minute remaining.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
Joseph threw Canada’s first two stones of end two, arcing the second perfectly past a yellow American guard and taking out the yellow that Oyuna Uranchimeg had dropped on the button.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026
All around the skiff, pink river dolphins pop up for air, their taut blush bodies arcing briefly before vanishing with barely a splash.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
The official race, however, kicked off the following day, in nearby Willow, Alaska, where Potts-Joseph and other mushers embarked on a 1,000-mile trail arcing northwest, toward Nome.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2026
For the next several months, the iconic band of hazy light should routinely be visible across the northern hemisphere arcing across the night sky.
—Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
Juan Manuel Sanabria played an arcing ball to the center of the area and Solans went up high for a header that slipped inside the right post to open the scoring in the 17th minute.
—ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
The National Weather Service office in Pittsburgh shared an employee's video of the meteor arcing across the sky.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
Brunson’s step-back midrange jumper pushed the Knicks lead back to three, but Podziemski’s high-arcing layup got the deficit back to one with a minute remaining.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
Joseph threw Canada’s first two stones of end two, arcing the second perfectly past a yellow American guard and taking out the yellow that Oyuna Uranchimeg had dropped on the button.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026
All around the skiff, pink river dolphins pop up for air, their taut blush bodies arcing briefly before vanishing with barely a splash.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
The official race, however, kicked off the following day, in nearby Willow, Alaska, where Potts-Joseph and other mushers embarked on a 1,000-mile trail arcing northwest, toward Nome.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2026
For the next several months, the iconic band of hazy light should routinely be visible across the northern hemisphere arcing across the night sky.
—Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arcing
curving
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With the main entrance positioned above the building, visitors access the wellness center via a descending staircase and a gently curving ramp.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Mar. 2026
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The changes will close much of the park, including the Greek Theater, Central Promenade, and South Plaza of Civic Center, where big festivals often set up stages and vendors line the curving sidewalks.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Arcing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arcing. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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