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
While Fold consists almost entirely of four-on-the-floor rhythms, each track feels like it’s built for a different chapter of a larger, arcing DJ set.
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Reid Bg, Pitchfork, 28 Apr. 2026
If the device is forced beyond this range, such as during a power surge, the extra voltage can cause tiny sparks, heat buildup, or electrical arcing inside the circuits, which can overload and burn out your electronics, especially the more sensitive components.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2026
There, arcing over her signature, is a jagged black mark.
—Ben Davis, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
Five of those were from beyond the arc, headlined by a high-arcing Scheierman stepback over center Goga Bitadze.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
Brandon Bye played a long, arcing ball-in to Velde at the back post for a centering header and Kelsy tapped the go-ahead goal into a wide-open net.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Sebastian Berhalter played an arcing free kick to the center of the area and Laborda put away a leaping volley.
—CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
Brandon Bye played a long, arcing ball-in to Velde at the back post for a centering header and Kelsy tapped the go-ahead goal into a wide-open net.
—ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
From the near-panoramic window of our room at the Spindrift, we were greeted each morning by sea otters floating on their backs in the kelp beds, pods of dolphins arcing through the swell and the occasional seal hauled out on a nearby promontory.
—Alexandra Genova, TheWeek, 7 Apr. 2026
Reid Bg, Pitchfork, 28 Apr. 2026
If the device is forced beyond this range, such as during a power surge, the extra voltage can cause tiny sparks, heat buildup, or electrical arcing inside the circuits, which can overload and burn out your electronics, especially the more sensitive components.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2026
There, arcing over her signature, is a jagged black mark.
—Ben Davis, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
Five of those were from beyond the arc, headlined by a high-arcing Scheierman stepback over center Goga Bitadze.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
Brandon Bye played a long, arcing ball-in to Velde at the back post for a centering header and Kelsy tapped the go-ahead goal into a wide-open net.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Sebastian Berhalter played an arcing free kick to the center of the area and Laborda put away a leaping volley.
—CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
Brandon Bye played a long, arcing ball-in to Velde at the back post for a centering header and Kelsy tapped the go-ahead goal into a wide-open net.
—ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
From the near-panoramic window of our room at the Spindrift, we were greeted each morning by sea otters floating on their backs in the kelp beds, pods of dolphins arcing through the swell and the occasional seal hauled out on a nearby promontory.
—Alexandra Genova, TheWeek, 7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arcing
curving
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There's no question about the iconic status of Tegallalang, the flawless and highly photogenic rice terraces curving around hillsides and irrigated by the subak system, which has UNESCO status.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Apr. 2026
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All communal areas can be reached by curving but steep paths.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Arcing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arcing. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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