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arch

[ahrch] / ɑrtʃ /
ADJECTIVE
principal, superior
Synonyms
STRONG
accomplished champion chief consummate expert finished first head leading main major master premier primary top
WEAK
foremost greatest highest preeminent
Antonyms
STRONG
amateur auxiliary incomplete inessential inexpert inferior insignificant last least lower minor secondary subordinate unfinished unimportant unnecessary worst
ADJECTIVE
knowing, coy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
sly
WEAK
artful frolicsome mischievous pert playful roguish saucy waggish wily
Antonyms
WEAK
inferior
NOUN
curve, curved structure
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arc archway
STRONG
bend bow curvature dome semicircle span vault
VERB
curve
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arc
STRONG
bend bow bridge camber extend form hook hump hunch round shape span stretch
Antonyms
STRONG
compress concentrate condense destroy neglect shorten straighten

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Ralph Fiennes has said he would love to reprise his role as Harry Potter's arch enemy Voldemort but he feels the "ship has sailed".

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

We can see Houghton’s play in these moments, but then Alloway’s cheeky pop sensibility intervenes, the arch artificiality and ironic tone draining the emotional impact.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

The museum suffered damage, its windows were blown out, but the explosion did not reach the necropolis nor the Roman-era triumphal arch, aqueducts and hippodrome that are also part of the site.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Not only will the audience be able to watch images on the exposed side of the LED screen, but the inside of arch also features LEDs.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

He lowered them to Warbeak, who was waiting below at the base of the arch.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

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Built To Last: Architectural Parlance

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