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Recent Examples of curtsy
Kate Middleton continues to make a curtsy look effortless.
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Meredith Kile, People.com, 10 Mar. 2025
What makes the saga particularly bizarre is that Prince Harry gave a very different description of the curtsy in his book Spare.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
In one frame, Tarek appears to hold his fist up in greeting to someone out of frame, while Christina bends over in a gesture that could be a curtsy, with a big grin on her face.
—Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
When Carter went to say goodbye to the Queen Mother at the end of the night, it has been reported that Carter broke royal protocol and gave her a peck on the cheek, as opposed to the customary curtsy.
—Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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Meredith Kile, People.com, 10 Mar. 2025
What makes the saga particularly bizarre is that Prince Harry gave a very different description of the curtsy in his book Spare.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
In one frame, Tarek appears to hold his fist up in greeting to someone out of frame, while Christina bends over in a gesture that could be a curtsy, with a big grin on her face.
—Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
When Carter went to say goodbye to the Queen Mother at the end of the night, it has been reported that Carter broke royal protocol and gave her a peck on the cheek, as opposed to the customary curtsy.
—Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curtsy
Noun
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London matched with her mom in a pink ensemble, wearing a frilly skirt and pink bows in her hair.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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The clutch is crafted of vegan leather and is finished with an oversize fabric bow.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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One of the signs displayed at the London protest showed a photo of Musk next to an image of Adolf Hitler making the Nazi salute — a gesture that Musk has been accused of reprising shortly after Mr. Trump's Jan. 20 inauguration.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2025
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Critics quickly likened Musk to a Nazi after he was recorded giving what some considered to be a Nazi salute during an event for Trump last November.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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At the same time, there’s a legion of former Department of Justice officials who fear Bondi’s unique obeisance to this president is undergirding the foundation of an independent Justice Department.—
David Catanese,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2025
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It was made to reward Adams’ obeisance to President Donald Trump in supporting roundups of immigrants.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The star graced the cover of WWD with her hair in an asymmetrical bob and razor sharp cuts at her bangs.—
Starr Bowenbank,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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In the one surviving photograph of her from this time, Evangelina is young and put together, wearing earrings and a string of pearls, her curly hair parted in a stylish bob.—
Laura Gómez,
Scientific American,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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That’s a nod to his jersey number, 87, his birth year, 1987, and his birth date, August 7th.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Even the bottle is a nod to the Hennessy family and is designed to resemble a stylish crystal rocks glass.—
Danielle James,
Vogue,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Curtsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curtsy. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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