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as in main
coming before all others in importance
since the start of her acting career her parents have steadfastly remained her arch supporters
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as in wise
displaying or marked by rude boldness
was so arch as to ask him outright if he was wearing a toupee
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as in mischievous
tending to or exhibiting reckless playfulness
the arch look on the girl's face betrayed her as the one who had tricked the babysitter into believing that the house was haunted
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as in curvature
something that curves or is curved
the limestone arch is a natural formation that is the product of many years of erosion
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as in to bend
to cause to turn away from a straight line
the cat arched her back whenever she was stroked
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as in to curve
to turn away from a straight line or course
the path gradually arches off into the woods
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Recent Examples of arch
Pol Ballús, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
The Asics Gel-kayano 31 is engineered specifically for those of us whose feet didn't get the arch memo.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026
Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 23 Mar. 2026
An honor arch was seen outside the funeral home.
—Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
Engage your core and keep your back relatively flat (not arched or rounded).
—Jenny McCoy, Outside, 27 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
In February, Ciria’s campaign paid for a huge advertising banner in Barcelona’s city centre of a picture of Messi holding up his No 10 Barca shirt (obscuring his face) — referencing his iconic celebration during a Clasico win against arch-rivals Real Madrid at the Bernabeu in 2017.
—Pol Ballús, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
The Asics Gel-kayano 31 is engineered specifically for those of us whose feet didn't get the arch memo.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026
Noun
The foyer has a step-up entry from the front door, which feels elegant, and the living room is spacious with lovely touches in every direction — notice the built-ins with the arches that bookend the fireplace.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 23 Mar. 2026
An honor arch was seen outside the funeral home.
—Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
The delicate pink, red, or white flowers on arching stems appear in late spring, blooming for up to six weeks in cooler hardiness zones.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
Engage your core and keep your back relatively flat (not arched or rounded).
—Jenny McCoy, Outside, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arch
Adjective
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Demonstrators flocked to protests around the country to march, stand in crowds or line main streets.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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Sirens alerted people to seek shelter in and around Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Beer Sheba and areas near the country’s main nuclear research center, which were targeted by Iranian strikes that injured dozens last weekend.—
Farnoush Amiri,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Straight men are just catching up, vanity-wise, and political opportunists have eagerly fed into their insecurities.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
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The obvious comparison would be Lily Allen’s West End Girl, another heartbreak concept album that captured the public imagination by aiming big, narrative-wise, stretching out the story song by song.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The Ospreys – a mischievous bird of prey – have returned.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2026
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Labubu, the vinyl plush collectible with a snaggletoothed grin and knowingly mischievous eyes, has become a viral sensation and one of China’s fastest-rising exports.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This curved gaming monitor has a curvature of 100R, which fills your peripheral vision and keeps you immersed within your playing sessions.—
George Yang,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2026
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That’s how spatial curvature works.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Steeped in international cinema, Haghighi has since taken familiar tropes, forms, and genres and bent them in new directions.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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If all goes well, the Orion capsule will pass within about 4,100 miles of the moon on April 6, giving the astronauts an unprecedented view of the lunar far side as the moon's gravity bends the spacecraft's trajectory back toward Earth.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The cosmos has three possible geometries—positively curved like a sphere, flat like an infinite plane or negatively curved like a saddle—but geometry alone doesn’t determine shape.—
Paul M. Sutter,
Scientific American,
27 Mar. 2026
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The rear of the speaker is smartly curved to better hug your body when it is slung over your shoulder, too.—
Mark Knapp,
PC Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Breakfast with thick waffles or puffy omelets come with housemade fresh cinnamon rolls the size of a baseball, drizzled with icing.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2026
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Across the Charlotte area, more than two dozen markets are offering fresh produce, baked goods, flowers and more, all while supporting local growers and makers.—
Evan Moore
March 30,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Exceptionally well-written with equal parts spice, vinegar, wicked wit, and wonder how Charlie and Emma can possibly survive this unexpected turn in their lives after one simple question and one complicated answer threatens to blow everything up.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2026
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With stunning action set pieces, a delightfully wicked villain (Javier Bardem), and a surprisingly emotional through-line featuring M (Judi Dench), Skyfall resonated for casual moviegoers as much as diehard Bond devotees.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Arch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arch. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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