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
Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026
The layout of the common areas is reminiscent of traditional ancient Roman housing (there are a lot of curves), albeit with bright walls plastered with contemporary artwork by local and international artists.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Mar. 2026
Sophia La Banca, JSTOR Daily, 11 Mar. 2026
With its large curving wooden wall, its red carpet and ceiling full of recessed lights, the space is somehow too stately for the show.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2026
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Noun
If Hafley can get all three to meet or exceed their draft-day expectations, the rebuild zooms way ahead of the curve, and Hafley and his staff look like coaching geniuses.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026
The layout of the common areas is reminiscent of traditional ancient Roman housing (there are a lot of curves), albeit with bright walls plastered with contemporary artwork by local and international artists.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
In fact, topography made this impossible, and Costa had to curve one of the axes, resulting in the airplane shape that made his project famous.
—Sophia La Banca, JSTOR Daily, 11 Mar. 2026
With its large curving wooden wall, its red carpet and ceiling full of recessed lights, the space is somehow too stately for the show.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curve
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Where spatial curvature is large, the deviations from straight-line paths are large, and the rate at which time passes can dilate significantly as well.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
24 Mar. 2026
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For compact surfaces like spheres, researchers showed that the metric and mean curvature uniquely fix the surface.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Mar. 2026
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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,
ABC News,
22 Mar. 2026
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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
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Stocks also bent under the weight of leaping yields in the bond market.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Mar. 2026
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Pivetta has long possessed a fastball that moves about as much as any in the game and curveball that bends as sharply as any in the game and an intensity on the mound as feverish as any in the game.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
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Meet the experts When Allure tests a product, our editors look at it from every angle in an effort to best serve you.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
22 Mar. 2026
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Experts recommend immediately moving to shaded areas or lower-angle slopes.—
Callie Zanandrie,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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To round out the Mary Kay sensibility—beauty without eros—big earners received diamond bumblebee pins, golden goblets, and birthstone rings.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Burger King and Wendy's rounded out the top five with their standard single-patty cheeseburgers.—
Peter Burke,
FOXNews.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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Sami’s hair and beard were gray, and his thick eyebrows arched over his tired walnut eyes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Mar. 2026
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The front of the mouse arches down and spreads wide, suggesting the noggin of the snake it's named after.—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
14 Mar. 2026
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She’s topped 30 a dozen times during her first-team All-American turn.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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The partial government shutdown has resulted in big staffing shortages for TSA, which in turn is causing delays at some airports around the country.—
Dennis Valera,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Saman Shafiq is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
22 Mar. 2026
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But Suzuki is clearly trending toward an IL stint to begin the season.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Curve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curve. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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