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Mitchell made 19 of his 33 shots from the field and six of 15 from behind the 3-point arc, and he paraded himself to the free-throw line 13 times, connecting on all 13 tries.
MONSTER GAMES IN THE NBA PLAYOFFS AREN’T AUTOMATICALLY TRANSLATING TO WINSJARED DUBINAUGUST 26, 2020FIVETHIRTYEIGHTHarden’s teammates went 19 of 50 from beyond the arc, and the Rockets won the game.
THE RAPTORS’ DEFENSE IS ALMOST NEVER THE SAME, BUT IT’S ALWAYS REALLY GOODJARED DUBINAUGUST 17, 2020FIVETHIRTYEIGHTThe ones they’ve found shape an arc, not quite a full circle.
UNDERGROUND MEGA-MONUMENT FOUND NEAR STONEHENGEAVERY ELIZABETH HURTAUGUST 11, 2020SCIENCE NEWS FOR STUDENTSAll societies are just snippets of “the great arc of potential human purposes and motivations,” Benedict once wrote.
GENDER IS WHAT YOU MAKE OF IT - ISSUE 88: LOVE & SEXCHARLES KINGAUGUST 5, 2020NAUTILUSThis created an additional dim bow whose bottom hung below the primary arc.
EXPLAINER: RAINBOWS, FOGBOWS AND THEIR EERIE COUSINSMATTHEW CAPPUCCIMAY 1, 2020SCIENCE NEWS FOR STUDENTSIn this position, the line of cavalry formed the chord of the arc described by the river, and occupied by us.
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, NO. CCCXXXIX. JANUARY, 1844. VOL. LV.VARIOUSThe sequestered spot, a seat beneath a plane tree, with a lonesome arc-lamp shining full upon it, was occupied.
THE JOYOUS ADVENTURES OF ARISTIDE PUJOLWILLIAM J. LOCKEShe looked very haggard and helpless beneath the blue arc-lights.
THE JOYOUS ADVENTURES OF ARISTIDE PUJOLWILLIAM J. LOCKEHe threw the ship like a giant shell in a screaming, sweeping arc upon the red craft that drove across their bow.
ASTOUNDING STORIES, MAY, 1931VARIOUSWhen the sun swung into its western arc I halted where a large number of warriors had broken their fast.
A VIRGINIA SCOUTHUGH PENDEXTERWORDS RELATED TO ARC
- arc
- bend
- circle
- circulate
- circumduct
- come around
- corner
- cut
- eddy
- go around
- go round
- ground
- gyrate
- gyre
- hang a left
- hang a right
- incline
- loop
- make a left
- make a right
- move in a circle
- negotiate
- orbit
- oscillate
- pass
- pass around
- pirouette
- pivot
- roll
- rotate
- round
- spin
- sway
- swing
- swivel
- take a bend
- twirl
- twist
- vibrate
- weave
- wheel
- whirl
- wind
- yaw
- about-faced
- aimed
- altered
- alternated
- backslid
- called off
- capsized
- change position
- changed
- converted
- curved
- departed
- detoured
- detracted
- deviated
- digressed
- directed
- diverged
- double back
- faced about
- inclined
- inversed
- inverted
- looped
- moved
- pivoted
- rechanneled
- recoiled
- redirected
- regressed
- relapsed
- retraced
- returned
- reverted
- sheered
- shied away
- shifted
- shunted
- sidetracked
- subverted
- swayed
- swerved
- swirled
- switched
- swung
- tacked
- transformed
- twisted
- upset
- varied
- veered
- volte-faced
- went back
- wheeled
- whipped
- whirled
- zigzagged
- about-facing
- aiming
- altering
- alternating
- backsliding
- calling off
- capsizing
- change position
- changing
- converting
- curving
- departing
- detouring
- detracting
- deviating
- digressing
- directing
- diverging
- double back
- facing about
- going back
- inclining
- inversing
- inverting
- looping
- moving
- pivoting
- rechanneling
- recoiling
- redirecting
- regressing
- relapsing
- retracing
- returning
- reverting
- sheering
- shifting
- shunting
- shying away
- sidetracking
- subverting
- swaying
- swerving
- swinging
- swirling
- switching
- tacking
- transforming
- twisting
- upsetting
- varying
- veering
- volte-facing
- wheeling
- whipping
- whirling
- zigzagging
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