parabolic

Example Sentences

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The stock market was relatively calm in the weeks leading up to its late-October high, in contrast to the parabolic increase that you’d expect if tops were the opposite of bottoms.

From Barron's

But a rainy weather forecast means the sun's rays will not be able to light the parabolic mirror used by actresses in the garb of ancient priestesses.

From Barron's

The Deauville was unmistakable, greeting visitors with a dramatic porte-cochère fashioned of parabolic curves over the driveway entrance, a feature of its postwar-modernist architectural style.

From New York Times

House prices in these communities have gone parabolic.

From Washington Post

While Mary and Sina are part of the first disabled crew to go on a parabolic flight, they are not the first individuals.

From BBC