as in rigamarole
language marked by abstractions, jargon, euphemisms, and circumlocutions
instead of simply denying our request, the mayor's representative gave us a song and dance about legal issues and municipal liability
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Recent Examples of song and dance
Same old story, same old song and dance for the Wolves.
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 21 Jan. 2025
Every song and dance on Dancing With the Stars season 33
VelJohnson is beloved for playing patriarch and police officer, Carl Winslow, on Family Matters for nine seasons from 1989 to 1998.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Yet, this lovable kids' series continues to teach positive messages through song and dance to this day.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 15 Jan. 2025
Though the story takes place in the fantastical world of Oz, Scott says the most successful musicals always have their moments of song and dance grounded in a sense of reality.
—Ryan Fleming, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2024
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 21 Jan. 2025
Every song and dance on Dancing With the Stars season 33
VelJohnson is beloved for playing patriarch and police officer, Carl Winslow, on Family Matters for nine seasons from 1989 to 1998.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Yet, this lovable kids' series continues to teach positive messages through song and dance to this day.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 15 Jan. 2025
Though the story takes place in the fantastical world of Oz, Scott says the most successful musicals always have their moments of song and dance grounded in a sense of reality.
—Ryan Fleming, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for song and dance
Noun
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This could be reflected in Putin's rhetoric moving forward.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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The portfolio is better positioned to handle volatility if rhetoric escalates from here.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
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Is there a company that prides itself on an absence of rigmarole?—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
22 July 2024
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Last season’s nail-biting seven-game battle was famously known as the I-80 series because both teams opted for the approximately 90-minute (depending on traffic) bus ride rather than the rigmarole of a short flight.—
Joe Rubin,
Sacramento Bee,
16 Apr. 2024
Noun
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As always, Yellowjackets is full of mind-bending detours, supernatural gobbledygook, and foliage-laden costumes.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
18 Feb. 2025
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Apologies to the Lois Lane stans out there, but Adams is mostly on hand in these movies to deliver stern gobbledygook (something about isotopes?) and stare at Henry Cavill’s cheekbones.—
Matthew Jacobs,
Vulture,
6 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The child first dialed 911 and began saying gibberish to the dispatcher before hanging up and dialing again.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
1 Mar. 2025
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Fried memes and hysterical gibberish suffocate the internet nowadays.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Song and dance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/song%20and%20dance. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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