Curve
Curve verb - To turn away from a straight line or course.
Usage example: after following a straight path most of the way down the mountain, the ski trail abruptly curves to the right
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Synonyms for Curve
Trend is a synonym for curve. In some cases you can use "Trend" instead the word "Curve" as a verb or a noun.
Trend
Trend noun - A prevailing or general movement or inclination.
Usage example: according to the survey, there's a growing trend for companies to run their own day-care centers for the benefit of employees
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Synonyms for Trend
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| good | good curve | good trend |
| long | long curve | long trend |
| similar | similar curve | similar trend |
| normal | normal curve | normal trend |
| Other adjectives: current, definite, large, slow, slight, noticeable, new, significant, larger, strange, upward, overall, downward. | ||
Common collocations
| way | curve way | trend way |
Both words in one sentence
- The speaker then shows a series of graphs, all of which have Joe at the exact middle of the bell curve, a trend which he describes as "remarkable." It is unclear if he sees the irony.
Source: The Everyman
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