parabolically
- a word derived from parabolic.
Example Sentences
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One can certainly discuss this limited series divorced from other critically acclaimed shows, but it’s more interesting to view it as part of a continuum that speaks to our present, whether thematically or parabolically.
From Salon ● Nov. 14, 2024
The ensuing touchdown pass to tight end Travis Kelce was a little more elementary, parabolically speaking.
From Slate ● Feb. 3, 2020
In football, the Jets most celebrated quarterback Joe Namath had a mustache that arced as parabolically as his forward passes.
From New York Times ● Sep. 28, 2012
The sinister truth remained that, whether hyperbolically or parabolically borne away, the projectile would never again meet either the earth or the moon.
From From the Earth to the Moon; and, Round the Moon by Verne, Jules
Thus the flying-fish rises from the water and shoots, quite parabolically, for some distance through the air.
From The Arena Volume 18, No. 92, July, 1897 by Various
