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curves

  • plural
    of curve.
    curve
    noun
    a continuously bending line, without angles.
  • present tense form
    of curve (3rd person singular).
    curve
    noun
    a continuously bending line, without angles.

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Its tight curves and angled seams recall aeronautic skins, giving the surface a sense of buzzing movement — an appropriate preview for what’s inside.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

“Between the homes, a freeform pool curves through natural rock, hiding a grotto and a slide, with a shallow ledge for lounging and an elevated spa,” according to the listing.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

As steep learning curves go, this one was off the scale.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

The two-dimensional surface itself is finite and has no border because it curves back around.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

The plants were not arranged in straight lines, but rather in slow, big curves, like a loose letter S. And of course in the background, at the horizon, rose mountains.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata