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Recent Examples of shimmy
And while designers prefer their wares strut down a runway rather than shimmy down a chimney, over the years, consciously or otherwise, many have referenced holiday’s greatest style icon.
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Gráinne O'Hara Belluomo, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024
In addition to the spacious round room — which includes the kitchen, dining, and living rooms, as well as a huge chimney for Santa to shimmy down — the home boasts several other unique features.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 12 Dec. 2024
After a decade-plus journey from the stage to the big screen, The Last Showgirl is finally shimmying into theaters everywhere this weekend.
—Mike Miller, EW.com, 11 Jan. 2025
From scaling rock faces and carving down snowy slopes to hoisting weights and shimmying in dance studios, here are some of of their responses.
—Sonaiya Kelley, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Gráinne O'Hara Belluomo, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024
In addition to the spacious round room — which includes the kitchen, dining, and living rooms, as well as a huge chimney for Santa to shimmy down — the home boasts several other unique features.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 12 Dec. 2024
After a decade-plus journey from the stage to the big screen, The Last Showgirl is finally shimmying into theaters everywhere this weekend.
—Mike Miller, EW.com, 11 Jan. 2025
From scaling rock faces and carving down snowy slopes to hoisting weights and shimmying in dance studios, here are some of of their responses.
—Sonaiya Kelley, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shimmy
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Spectators clambered atop rubble and wrecked vehicles to watch the handover, waving Palestinian and Hamas flags.—
Willem Marx,
NPR,
25 Jan. 2025
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Shares slumped over the summer on concerns over weakness in its theme parks biz — then clambered back up in November on strong earnings results and streaming profits, and Disney’s three-year forecast for EPS growth.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
30 Dec. 2024
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Fanning out like urban guerrillas through Paris’ darkened streets well after midnight, the anti-waste activists shinny up walls and drain pipes, reaching for switches to turn off the lights. Click.—
The Christian Science Monitor,
The Christian Science Monitor,
3 Aug. 2022
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The slippery custom began a half-century ago merely as a means to dissuade drunken daredevils from attempting to shinny up the poles in order to mingle with paying guests.—
DOUG MACCASH | Staff writer,
NOLA.com,
25 Jan. 2021
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Puppy enjoys the snow following a storm Are your pups ready to boogie in the snow?—
Amanda Castro,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
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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
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Mays hit for both power and for average while also shinning at running, throwing and fielding.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN,
19 June 2024
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The levante is the easterly blow favored by windsurfers that causes heavy swells, casts apocalyptic clouds, and gives shins an unwanted microdermabrasion.—
Lydia Bell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 May 2024
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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
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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
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Tester came over to the mound and skinned off about three inches of the outside dirt with his shoe.—
Tom Stacer,
Outdoor Life,
20 Feb. 2025
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Contains Pro-Retinol and Hyaluronic Acid, this moisturizing serum for the face reduces the look of fine lines, wrinkles and visibly firms skin with regular use.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
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And with Nikola Vucevic, Patrick Williams and Ayo Dosunmu now sidelined, the rookie’s usage rate should continue to climb.—
Eric Wong,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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That tune, which once climbed all the way to No. 3, is back at No. 34.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Opponents are waltzing into the paint with little resistance, forcing New York’s defense into scramble mode and generating clean three-point looks.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
26 Feb. 2025
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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
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“Shimmy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shimmy. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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