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or boogey
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Recent Examples of boogie
And then there was the shot of Donna Kelce boogieing on the stage.
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Bryan West, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
Even fans who walked to their seats couldn’t help but boogie down the arena stairs and two-step shuffle along the floor.
—Bryan West, The Tennessean, 9 June 2024
Rosie remarked that Joey knew how to boogie, while Derek appreciated how content-packed the routine was.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
This election is a broken info-pipe of raw sewage spewing in every direction, and these guys are boogieing down in the muck.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
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Bryan West, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
Even fans who walked to their seats couldn’t help but boogie down the arena stairs and two-step shuffle along the floor.
—Bryan West, The Tennessean, 9 June 2024
Rosie remarked that Joey knew how to boogie, while Derek appreciated how content-packed the routine was.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
This election is a broken info-pipe of raw sewage spewing in every direction, and these guys are boogieing down in the muck.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boogie
Verb
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Similarly, in one scene, Betty muses about how in most of her scenes she gets chased around by men before bopping them on the head with whatever heavy object is at hand.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2025
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The words bop to the idiosyncratic beat of Price’s characters.—
Tom Teicholz,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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As a result, ball-handlers are waltzing into the paint unchecked, setting off a defensive chain reaction that Milwaukee can't recover from.—
Brian Sampson,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Amanda waltzes into Ted’s office with an eviction notice in her hand.—
Ayan Artan,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2025
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Miles above the Earth, two bands of fast-moving air – the polar jet stream and the stratospheric polar vortex – sometimes tango together to influence weather in the northern hemisphere.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA TODAY,
10 Feb. 2025
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The only thing that matters in sport is to be the last competitor standing, especially when there are just two to tango.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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Clifton Daniel, for instance, jitterbugged with an expertise that increased one’s respect for The New York Times.—
Gloria Steinem,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2024
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Linders says the audience for trad jazz can generally be put into three categories: There are swing dancers who are eager to jitterbug to some hot sounds.—
Noah Schaffer,
BostonGlobe.com,
21 Aug. 2023
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Instead, tattooed servers shuffle around under dim lighting to a Phoebe Bridgers soundtrack.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
29 Mar. 2025
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Under moonlight, the six men shuffled to the village church.—
Prianka Srinivasan Matthew Abbott,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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This spring, India shagged fly balls in batting practice and worked long hours with the fielding machines in Surprise, Arizona.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
30 Mar. 2025
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He’s gone on a reality show to share his life, a big part of which is shagging.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Previous reports have claimed that Barbara Broccoli, in particular, was not jiving with Amazon.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
20 Feb. 2025
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The series seems to jive with head coach Dan Hurley’s desire to play tough non-conference games against the top programs in the sport.—
Kels Dayton,
Hartford Courant,
4 Feb. 2025
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However, a Rat-L-Trap can also be jigged vertically, which has a lot of application in saltwater.—
Joe Cermele,
Outdoor Life,
26 Mar. 2025
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In the middle of the party, an accordion player jigged among a group of young, unsteady revelers, rapping to the beat like an agitated auctioneer.—
Matthew Bremner,
Rolling Stone,
5 Jan. 2025
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“Boogie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boogie. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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