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arch

[ahrch] / ɑrtʃ /


NOUN
curve, curved structure
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After a few minutes, there was a dive off the arch, followed by a cannonball from the next person, a backflip from a third and then other more spectacular and daring stunts from the flock.

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 the southern coastal city of Tyre, home to a Roman triumphal arch and a second-century hippodrome.

From Barron's Aug. 29, 2026

“Outside Lands is so much more than a festival,” the officiant said as the couple faced each other under a partially enclosed floral arch.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Elizabeth saw what he was doing, and at the first convenient pause, turned to him with an arch smile, and said:

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen

Los Angeles fire officials arrived shortly thereafter and saw the man atop one of the bridge’s arches, said Lindsey Lantz, public service officer with the Los Angeles Fire Department.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 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

Rei falls into the empty space next to her, raising her perfect eyebrows in two arches.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman

In one of the living spaces, an artistic arched window provides a picturesque view of the property’s gardens—serving almost as a natural art piece in the space, which also boasts a cozy fireplace.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

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

He purred seismically and arched his back, turning skeletal then back to calico.

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

The museum, a low-slung 450,000-square-foot building, is flanked by a river and a meadow; its arching roofed is planted with grasses.

From New York Times Sep. 18, 2023

All she could see at first was a cavernous ceiling arching above her.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi




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