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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

“One detained person has difficulty walking and standing for extended periods of time without shoes that provide arch support,” the complaint says.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

Its form is that of the catenary curve, the most perfect shape for an arch, and the only one that requires no buttressing from the side.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 27, 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

Its ceiling and walls were a smoothly curved arch, its floor hard and flat, with a soft layer of carpet down the middle.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien

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

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

Travel writer Christopher Reynolds, a.k.a. the person in the newsroom that everyone goes to for trip advice, tells me, “With its clock tower, big arches and high ceilings, Union Station feels like a secular church.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 1, 2026

The hedge is destroyed, the rails of the light railway are torn up and rise stiffly in the air in great arches.

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

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 10, 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

I’m on the bench, fingers arched “just so,” as Madame Rubenstein says.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper

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

Holley’s relatives said they’re still haunted by that over arching question even as they expressed gratitude for the guilty verdict.

From Seattle Times Mar. 6, 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

“That’s a lot of questions,” says Evelyn, arching an eyebrow.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth




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