as in prom
a social gathering for dancing
who are you taking to the dance on Saturday night?
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as in to step
to perform a series of usually rhythmic bodily movements to music
she can't resist dancing to her favorite rock bands
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as in to dart
to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements
the lithe boxer danced around the ring, staying just out of the reach of his opponent
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Recent Examples of dance
Ime Ekpo, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
July 2022 Jackman and Foster made multiple appearances together in New York while working on the production, including at a Broadway Barks charity event and on stage at the Tony Awards performing a dance number.
—Aaron Rasmussen, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 16 Jan. 2025
My encounters with dancing baseball players and rotating snow brooms were not grist for the mill of public discussion; this experience was unique to me.
—Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Directed by Paul Hunter, the accompanying music video was lauded for its futuristic aesthetics and Aaliyah's graceful, sensual dance performances.
—Ime Ekpo, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
July 2022 Jackman and Foster made multiple appearances together in New York while working on the production, including at a Broadway Barks charity event and on stage at the Tony Awards performing a dance number.
—Aaron Rasmussen, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Verb
The result was a humanoid robot able to seamlessly walk, dodge, squat, and dance by copying a human.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 16 Jan. 2025
My encounters with dancing baseball players and rotating snow brooms were not grist for the mill of public discussion; this experience was unique to me.
—Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dance
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Imagine if one of his players had been rejected for a prom date — in front of all his buddies, with countless more voyeurs watching on TV.Tyler Kepner, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
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Good news for anyone who used to treat Seventeen’s prom issue like the Bible: the mermaid dress is back.Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2025
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In 2020, Avila stepped away from the kitchen and daily operations to focus on opening new restaurants, and Crystal Espinoza became head chef.Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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Hoda Kotb is leaving the NBC show after nearly 18 years on the air Comments After a nearly 18-year run on the Today show, Hoda Kotb is stepping away from the news desk.Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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Spence, a half-time substitute, saved Spurs, darting forward into the box, latching onto a Dejan Kulusevski pass and scoring the equaliser.Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Mid-sentence, Hambly’s gaze suddenly darted toward a critter on the ground.Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
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What gives with this senescent New Year’s tradition of still waltzing 200 years since the birth of the dance’s greatest maker, Johann Strauss II?Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Babygirl tries to deftly waltz over this minefield of a topic without a sense of puritanical judgement or heavy panting, but with as much emphasis on Romy’s need for this transfer of power to tap into her erogenous zones.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
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Much as all this is undeniable catnip for social media feeds, the actual experience is lushly analog, with days spent flitting between hammocks and the steam room, hot tub, and cold plunge tucked inside a dramatic temescal.Emily Hochberg, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2024
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As artists like Chappell Roan and Reneé Rapp dominated the festival circuit, Eilish’s odes to flirtation and feasting flitted around the Hot 100’s top 40.Stephen Daw, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2024
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Troubled indie Western Rust was finally unveiled at the Camerimage cinematography festival in Poland late last year with a sombre world premiere.Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 17 Jan. 2025
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Fall can be an autumnal festival or murder mystery.Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 17 Jan. 2025
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As he’s been awaiting trial in Charlotte since his arrest in 2012 on a first-degree murder charge, Perkins has been shuffled between the Mecklenburg County jail, Broughton Hospital, Central Prison, and Central Regional Hospital dozens of times.Kallie Cox, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
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Players can shuffle and rearrange the board of words to help them with guessing the connections.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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Ash fluttered down from the sky, swirling with the periodic breezes.Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Draped in her Texas pride, a red, white, and blue flag fluttered as the final beats of her set reverberated through the stadium, leaving the audience in awe.Shelby Stewart, Essence, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Dance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dance. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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