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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Recent Examples of curve
Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
This season, Gentil’s Bastien collection is characterized by contemporary basketweave elements, rounded curves flows and tuxedo arms.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 3 Feb. 2026
Phil Plait, Scientific American, 6 Feb. 2026
By tracking how those signals curved through Jupiter’s atmosphere, the team created detailed maps of temperature and density across the planet.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Starting Emmanwori in the slot, Love believes, accelerated a development that was already ahead of the curve.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
This season, Gentil’s Bastien collection is characterized by contemporary basketweave elements, rounded curves flows and tuxedo arms.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 3 Feb. 2026
Verb
If an object passes by something with a lot of mass, such as a planet or a galaxy, that warping causes the object’s path to bend, to curve.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 6 Feb. 2026
By tracking how those signals curved through Jupiter’s atmosphere, the team created detailed maps of temperature and density across the planet.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curve
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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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In the Wild Eyed Rose, the voluptuous tartness of the grenadine gets to arc across the whole palate, supported by the warm light malt of the Irish whiskey and given a malic kiss at the end by the lime juice.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
7 Feb. 2026
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The voltage on the floor arced up instantaneously.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
30 Jan. 2026
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Now, a team of researchers from the Polish Academy of Sciences has shown that even a bare carbon fiber, no thicker than a human hair, can bend and straighten on command, without any direct wiring.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Feb. 2026
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But Greg Abbott is bending over backwards to build data centers that line the pockets of his donors, while raising our utility rates and depleting our water.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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Confrontations involving federal agents have routinely been captured on video from multiple angles, which later served to discount parts of the government’s narrative of events.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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The tech driving my first clumsy steps included a six-axis inertial measurement unit (IMU) and GPS sensors monitoring each ski’s position and the weight and angle of my heel.—
Kendall Hunter,
Outside,
14 Feb. 2026
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Blue Raspberry rounds out the flavor options and delivers 5 grams of micronized creatine that’s proven to increase strength, support muscle growth and improve workout endurance.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Michigan, Ohio State, Louisville and Oklahoma round out the top 10 this week.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Feb. 2026
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Growing about two feet tall and three feet wide, its delicate blades arch and flutter in the breeze to great effect.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
13 Feb. 2026
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Back on the highway, the rearview mirror showed the clouds had lifted, the waters were still, and a rainbow had arched across the sky.—
Marlise Kast-Myers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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The race leaders after the last turn of the last lap — Gio Ruggiero and Christian Eckes, specifically — all tried to go to the high side in last few feet of racetrack, and Smith took advantage and eked out the victory on the inside.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Feb. 2026
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Domestic production has risen in parallel, with the industry delivering 54 films last year — a dramatic leap from the turn of the millennium, when output had dipped to just four features.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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Jordan Green covers trending news for The Commercial Appeal and Tennessee.—
Jordan Green,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
9 Feb. 2026
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Jalen Williams is a trending reporter at the Detroit Free Press.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Curve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curve. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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