polka

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Verb
  • If President Donald Trump had his way, guests at the White House would be waltzing in a grand ballroom, not jostling for space in its largest room.
    Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Jaden Smith waltzed onto the Grammys red carpet early on Sunday night in a demure black Louis Vuitton suit with, well, a castle on his head.
    Jacob Gallagher, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • The biggest names in the industry boogied down the Grammys red carpet at Los Angeles' Crypto.com Arena in fierce fashions hitting high notes and the cloth version of a crescendo.
    Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2025
  • And then there was the shot of Donna Kelce boogieing on the stage.
    Bryan West, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • With more than 70 days down, the Aussie creates her own stage on the floor of the Eras Tour bopping to the three-hour setlist.
    Bryan West, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars 'Die with a Smile' There is talent, and then there is Lady Gaga bopping into Bruno Mars’ studio at his invite and writing and recording a song the same day.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Clifton Daniel, for instance, jitterbugged with an expertise that increased one’s respect for The New York Times.
    Gloria Steinem, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2024
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • And that doesn’t necessarily jive with the perception of the team, say, in the regular season.
    Jonas Siegel, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Diamond jigs were originally intended to be dropped straight down from a boat and jigged vertically.
    Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 17 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Smaller breeds take the field in the first quarter, and the lineup shuffles to play the larger breeds in the fourth quarter.
    Emma Bowman, NPR, 8 Feb. 2025
  • Some of that work has been controversial, like Gov. Jeff Landry's sudden moves to shuffle homeless people out from prime downtown locations.
    Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
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