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Recent Examples of tango
Oakland baseball almost always tangoed with tension between supporters and ownership—but not with players.
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Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2024
Yesterday’s Boeing purchases might have been a not-so-subtle reminder to the EU and Airbus that two can tango at the tariff game.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
My bucket-list trips include learning to tango in Buenos Aires, going on safari in Botswana (and staying at ever-gorgeous Xigera), and riding the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express (a dream that, to my unbelievable privilege, recently became a reality).
—Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2024
Up until this week, Trump had tangoed through troubles with little more than a scratch.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 31 May 2024
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Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2024
Yesterday’s Boeing purchases might have been a not-so-subtle reminder to the EU and Airbus that two can tango at the tariff game.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
My bucket-list trips include learning to tango in Buenos Aires, going on safari in Botswana (and staying at ever-gorgeous Xigera), and riding the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express (a dream that, to my unbelievable privilege, recently became a reality).
—Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2024
Up until this week, Trump had tangoed through troubles with little more than a scratch.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 31 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tango
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But then Reagan waltzed over to the route, climbed up a bit and plugged a cam into the crack.—
Maya Silver,
Outside Online,
12 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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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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Clifton Daniel, for instance, jitterbugged with an expertise that increased one’s respect for The New York Times.—
Gloria Steinem,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2024
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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
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Previous reports have claimed that Barbara Broccoli, in particular, was not jiving with Amazon.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
20 Feb. 2025
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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
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The words bop to the idiosyncratic beat of Price’s characters.—
Tom Teicholz,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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What should concern Massachusetts residents, or at least the citizens of the Fifth Congressional District, is the cringey video of Clark assuming a bopping boxer stance to dance music.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
13 Mar. 2025
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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
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Diamond jigs were originally intended to be dropped straight down from a boat and jigged vertically.—
Joe Cermele,
Outdoor Life,
17 Oct. 2024
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He’s gone on a reality show to share his life, a big part of which is shagging.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2025
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She's been a part of silly shenanigans, shagged assorted suitors – most notably Colin Firth's stoically upper-crust Mark Darcy and Hugh Grant's womanizing Daniel Cleaver – but in the end always maintaining a strong sense of self-worth.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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Instead, tattooed servers shuffle around under dim lighting to a Phoebe Bridgers soundtrack.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
29 Mar. 2025
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Under moonlight, the six men shuffled to the village church.—
Prianka Srinivasan Matthew Abbott,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Tango.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tango. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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