Arc and Flare

Arc

Arc noun - Something that curves or is curved.

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Flare and arc are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Flare" instead a noun "Arc".

Nearby Words: arch, arcing, arced

Flare noun - A sudden and usually temporary growth of activity.

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Arc and flare are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Arc" instead a noun "Flare".

Nearby Words: flaring, flared

similar	similar arc	similar flare
short	short arc	short flare
certain	certain arc	certain flare
single	single arc	single flare
Other adjectives: small, serious, infamous, new, dramatic, final, next, last.

His/her alternate secondary weapon, the Flare Gun, could fit into a variety of categories- it fires a single long-ranged flare in an arc that sets any enemy it hits on fire.

Source: Standard FPS Guns
Team Flare in the XY and Z arc of the anime are portrayed similarly to their counterparts in Special.

Source: Adaptational Villainy / Anime and Manga
Their long range alternative is a shotgun, or a flare gun which has significant travel time, a firing arc, and can only load one shot at a time.

Source: Crippling Overspecialization

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