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arch

[ahrch] / ɑrtʃ /


NOUN
curve, curved structure
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The lawbreakers were gathered this day on a cliff and a nearby arch, a crowd of around 50 young people — 14- to 20-year-olds, mostly males.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

Two hundred years is a long time to go without a gargantuan, costly arch in D.C.’s Memorial Circle.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

They include renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, work on public parks and plans to construct a gigantic arch.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

After more weddings the next day, singer Ally Evenson took a stage within earshot of the floral arch.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Green gunk dribbled out of the fountain, and they'd cordoned off the arch with warning signs.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

Those students operate their own real-estate investment business, called Sample Gates Management, named for the Gothic-style limestone arches that are the gateway to the Bloomington campus.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

Inside the monastery, AFP journalists saw cracked arches and partially collapsed stone walls, while the monks' living quarters remained intact.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

This detour is not a clever design, but a historical leftover from our fish-like ancestors when the nerve took a straightforward path around the gill arches.

From Science Daily Jul. 11, 2026

Construction has started, with workers assembling domed arches over a staging area which will become the octagon.

From BBC Jun. 4, 2026

Here’s something fun to know about rainbows—everyone always draws them as arches, but really, they are circles.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

Metres away, other photographers yelled instructions to ornately dressed young women who held their fingers in victory signs and arched their backs for the camera.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

Then the dusty elephant with those arched and dome-like toenails that is standing on my breastbone is lighter.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 21, 2026

The old factory at 120 Jefferson Northeast, a sand-colored brick building with its distinctive arched entryway, had gone out of business, and quickly.

From Slate Mar. 25, 2026

The message came with a photo of Donaldson carrying his bride under an arched walkway, plus a few pics from along their happy courtship.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 22, 2026

The kitten landed on the ground in front of his master, then arched his back and hissed at the lord of the abyss.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

A map of the routes with arrows arching across the country gave the operation its arachnid moniker.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 10, 2025

Tuesday’s home run, hit on an arching line to the left-center-field bullpen, served as a long-awaited first example.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 10, 2025

Early risers on California’s Central Coast and parts south may be treated to a brilliant streak of light arching across the sky Thursday morning, followed by a sonic boom.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 11, 2024

Velvet ties added a richness to business suits invariably paired white shirts, the ties slightly arching out of the suit jacket, smartly unsettling the silhouette.

From Seattle Times Jan. 15, 2024

Both shots were answered immediately by two arching, swooping hook shots by Sanders.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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