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arch

[ahrch] / ɑrtʃ /


NOUN
curve, curved structure
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The White House ballroom was recast as a security project; now the arch has been too.

From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2026

Construction on Trump's 250-foot arch, planned for a site across the Potomac River from Washington DC just outside the Arlington National Cemetery, was expected to begin this month.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

He also claimed Washington is the only one of the world’s “59 top cities and Capitals” without a triumphal arch.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

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

It was a gilded arch, from which a sunburst spiked upward, crowning the space between Gingersnipes’s ears.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

Plans for a Potomac crossing date to before the Civil War, and various monumental arches were proposed in Washington during the late 19th century.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

The space features an “L.A.” letter installation and sculpted arches designed to create an immersive shopping experience.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

Still, the thick pillars and huge arches remain fully visible at eye level, creating an otherworldly atmosphere.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 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

She dyed her hair black and this intensified her already severe features, especially her eyebrows, which she smeared on each morning in thick, inky arches.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

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

A large hole was smashed through the glass of a large, arched window.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2026

“When’d they put this here?” he remarked, admiring the three-story structure with gracefully arched windows and a strongly detailed roofline.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein

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

Rainmaker Hall is the central meeting space, created inside an old hangar that was once a sweatshop with high, arching beams.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 26, 2023

Today he’s carefully beginning the process of refining the arching of his violin.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 2, 2023

The man kept arching his foot as if the pebbles on the sidewalk hurt him.

From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang




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