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Recent Examples of arch
Adjective
Wear supportive shoes: Choose cushioned shoes with arch support. Brandi Jones, Health, 2 July 2025 Note that the arch support here leaves something to be desired, so don’t plan on running or even speed-walking in the adidas Sambae. Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 25 June 2025
Noun
The two planned to take a photo beneath the iconic Bonnaroo arch on June 13. Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 Those properly equipped to venture down these dirt roads are rewarded with some special sights, such as the natural arches of Devil’s Bridge or Vultee Arch off Dry Creek Road. Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 27 June 2025
Verb
Rather than looking down at the ground directly in front of you, or letting your head arch back, gaze straight ahead, physical therapist, run coach and running gait analyst Lisa Mitro, DPT tells SELF. Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 25 Apr. 2025 Warning signs a skunk is ready to spray include jumping, stamping their front feet, arching their back, clicking teeth, and hissing. Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 22 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for arch
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arch
Adjective
  • The tournament grounds feature three main retail sites: the Centre Court Shop, the No. 1 Court Shop and the Museum Shop, along with five express shops and an additional nine kiosks.
    Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
  • Atrium Ljungberg, White Arkitekter A huge, new city is being built in Sweden, but it’s not being constructed using steel or concrete — its main building material is wood.
    Lucy Handley, CNBC, 15 July 2025
Adjective
  • The wise stargazer brings warm clothes, bug spray and snacks — and takes breaks from staring at the sky every 30 minutes or so.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
  • For investors, is the resolve to assume tariff threats are bluffs and the impact easily handled a wise stance based on lessons learned in the April overshoot sell-off?
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 12 July 2025
Adjective
  • Wearing a now-iconic red tie and less cartoonish design with more angular and mischievous features, DKC’s version of Kong has been a staple for over 30 years.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2025
  • Her intelligence is that vital and exacting, her wit that mischievous, her concerns – feminism, environmentalism, dystopian societies – that urgently relevant.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • Space-time quantities like position, curvature and duration might be useless for describing a singularity.
    Charlie Wood, Wired News, 20 July 2025
  • The corset followed the curvature of her waist and created an hourglass silhouette.
    Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 10 June 2025
Verb
  • The Epstein flap, as of Monday night, now appears to be the latest example of a second Trump term that’s been defined by the president’s ability to bend GOP lawmakers and his base to his will.
    Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 14 July 2025
  • If the White man stands for innovation, grit, and not bending to PC nonsense, count me in.
    Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • Instead of straight paths, employ a curving pathway to reveal one part of the garden at a time.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 July 2025
  • Enormous live oaks shade many of the curving pathways, and sycamores, replanted during the 1990s renovation of the Capitol Complex, line the formal processional walk to the south of the baroque domed structure.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Adjective
  • Soon after, a survey found a new gelatinous ball of fresh eggs near the microphone that recorded it.
    Nathan Rott, NPR, 19 July 2025
  • From this central hub, fresh batches of corn dog batter and hot dogs are prepped before runners take the food to the other three locations.
    Amelia Wu July 19, Sacbee.com, 19 July 2025
Adjective
  • Tiernan McKinney often works on guitar necks, while Kennedy himself has input along the way on design, wood type, color and the wicked inlays found from top to bottom of each piece.
    Otto Rabe, The Enquirer, 9 July 2025
  • Zayn fought back valiantly, but was cut off in midair with a wicked Spear from Breakker.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025

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“Arch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arch. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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