as in curves
something that curves or is curved
curvature of the spine is called scoliosis
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Recent Examples of curvatures
Its outstanding appeal, grandish curvatures and extraordinary interior design are just the norm for the upscale interior brand.
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Marc D. Grasso, Boston Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Posture Changes Spine curvatures can make standing up straight difficult, causing lower right back pain.
—Brandi Jones, Health, 6 Sep. 2025
Their team built custom platinum contact lenses, press-molded to precise curvatures, and connected them to electrodes.
—Meghie Rodrigues, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Sep. 2025
Its signature lies in fluid curvatures and elegant silhouettes that strike the perfect balance between understated and striking.
—Lauren Alexis Fisher, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Marc D. Grasso, Boston Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Posture Changes Spine curvatures can make standing up straight difficult, causing lower right back pain.
—Brandi Jones, Health, 6 Sep. 2025
Their team built custom platinum contact lenses, press-molded to precise curvatures, and connected them to electrodes.
—Meghie Rodrigues, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Sep. 2025
Its signature lies in fluid curvatures and elegant silhouettes that strike the perfect balance between understated and striking.
—Lauren Alexis Fisher, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for curvatures
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The tension in a luge sled allows athletes to manipulate it just so, digging in the runners and steering with sharp precision around curves.—
Lindsay Schnell,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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The downhill was already one of the signature events of Alpine skiing, a can’t-look-away showcase as women carve down mountains, around curves and over jumps, pushing 80 mph.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
8 Feb. 2026
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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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If runways in Milan and Paris offer any early hint, NYFW may be defined more by curved silhouettes and soft edges than by harsh angles and bright yet classic colorplay in place of the ever-present clean-girl aesthetic.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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The book opens its aperture to the amplest of wide angles, too.—
Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Curvatures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curvatures. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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