as in curved
marked by a long series of irregular curves
the curving shoreline on the island's south side is a beachcomber's paradise
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as in arching
to turn away from a straight line or course
after following a straight path most of the way down the mountain, the ski trail abruptly curves to the right
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as in bending
to cause to turn away from a straight line
curved the wood to make a bow
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Recent Examples of curving
Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
But by using the holographic dictionary to look at the particles from their other perspective, as a gently curving space-time, physicists can calculate the outcome using Einstein’s gravity equations and then translate the answer back to get a sense of how the nuclei would smash together.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
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The flower’s strong, curving stem makes the work not so much forceful as definitive.
—Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
But by using the holographic dictionary to look at the particles from their other perspective, as a gently curving space-time, physicists can calculate the outcome using Einstein’s gravity equations and then translate the answer back to get a sense of how the nuclei would smash together.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
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Last year, the department paid a nearly $1-million settlement to a former police captain who alleged that he was fired after revealing that officers were routinely bending the corners of their badges to commemorate when an officer killed a civilian.Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
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Maintaining a tall posture, descend into the single-legged squat by bending your front knee and dropping your back knee directly toward the floor beneath you.Jakob Roze, Health, 17 Oct. 2024
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Making my way to some more winding, enjoyable roads, the pace picked up and the thin-rimmed steering wheel started to soften in my hands, communicating every detail of the road without any of the dullness associated with modern power assist.Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
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Another long and winding answer followed — about affordability, regulations, building her own home, the virtues of shop class — before Gluesenkamp Perez finally expressed concern the proposal could merely end up boosting housing costs.Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
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The following weekly digest is written and compiled by the Trans Formations Project, a grassroots nonprofit dedicated to tracking and educating about the anti-trans legislative crisis currently sweeping the United States.Trans Formations Project, Them, 4 Oct. 2024
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In addition to these two AL Central teams, the Kansas City Royals also advanced on Wednesday, sweeping the Baltimore Orioles.FTW Staff, For The Win, 3 Oct. 2024
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She was reported missing on July 5, 1998, setting off a series of events that unraveled the Kimes’ twisted history of arson, fraud and murders.CNN.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
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Bowen Yang then hobbles off a Greyhound to portray a twisted bus driver singing a Les Miserables parody.Shania Russell, EW.com, 3 Nov. 2024
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Dust and debris can settle inside and damage items, or they can be crushed by bowing boxes stacked on one another.Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2024
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Dust and debris can settle inside and damage items, or they can be crushed by bowing boxes stacked on one another.Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2024
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Bathed in sunlight, the white-and-sand lobby invites you to linger on serpentine sofas.Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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In the strange weather and serpentine melodies of Classic Objects, Jenny Hval walks a labyrinth of memory, through a Carl Theodor Dreyer screening, past Prada Marfa, into the woods.Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
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Focus on fitness and socializing with people who enrich your life by offering commonsense alternatives to what’s trending.Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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By Wednesday evening local time, it was not listed among trending topics at all.Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Messi’s two goals – the first, a close-range finish, and the second, a sensational curling free-kick – at the end of the first half helped Inter Miami best the Crew to win the trophy, which is given to the team with the best overall regular season record.Amy Woodyatt, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
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It’s designed to give your lashes double the curling effect of other brands, partly resulting from the unique ultra-curved lash-styling brush.Clint Davis, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Curving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curving. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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