Meaning & use
arced
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Moved or curved in the shape of an arc (the past tense of 'arc').
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The basketball arced gracefully through the air before hitting the net.
Lightning arced between the two electrodes.
A note on using this word
Used both literally, for physical trajectories, and figuratively, as in 'the story arced toward a hopeful ending.'
Words with a similar meaning
curvedarched
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