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arch

[ahrch] / ɑrtʃ /


NOUN
curve, curved structure
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A poorly constructed plywood-and-vinyl version of the 166-foot stone arch he has proposed building as a monument to himself was hastily erected — and immediately started falling apart.

From Salon Jul. 3, 2026

The projects include a giant White House ballroom and a triumphal arch -- plus the Reflecting Pool by the Lincoln Memorial, which is currently beset by algae and peeling paint after a multi-million-dollar upgrade.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

Serhiy Dyshkant, the head of Kyiv region’s emergency services, coordinated dozens of rescuers as they raced to the giant confinement arch.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

Renderings show the arch would be twice the height of the Lincoln Memorial, crowned by a golden statue of Lady Liberty sporting outstretched wings.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 8, 2026

My foot on the ground is cramping, the arch of it burning.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

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

Beyond the stage, and framed perfectly by those two screens, sit the glowing, cheesy arches where the actual fights will take place.

From Slate Jun. 16, 2026

Twelve flags on the sides nod to the “12th Man” fan base; one is a secret button — push it and the arches pop out to reveal the words “World Champions.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 12, 2026

Even if the world ever lost its taste for its cuisine, and one store shuts down a day, there would still be a few golden arches around in the year 2160.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 27, 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

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

From the outside, the 1922 Normandy-style house Poer shares with his husband, Beau Quillian, looks traditional and calm, with steep-pitched roofs and arched windows.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 18, 2026

I also had one of those groovy chrome arched floor lamps.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 10, 2026

The trees were the kind that arched overhead and touched branches in the middle of the street.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

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

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

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

We lie under the network of arching shells and live in a suspense of uncertainty.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque




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