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Recent Examples of waltz
The result was Haliburton waltzing into the paint at will.
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Brian Sampson, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
So, being able to waltz, tango, quickstep and jive in equal measure?
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
There are stomping country jams that crowds can sing along to, but also waltzes and ballads.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2025
There’s about as much evidence that climate change is a national emergency as there is that the trade deficit is one, so expect the next Democratic president to waltz right through the door that Trump has opened.
—The Editors, National Review, 3 Apr. 2025
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Brian Sampson, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
So, being able to waltz, tango, quickstep and jive in equal measure?
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
There are stomping country jams that crowds can sing along to, but also waltzes and ballads.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2025
There’s about as much evidence that climate change is a national emergency as there is that the trade deficit is one, so expect the next Democratic president to waltz right through the door that Trump has opened.
—The Editors, National Review, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waltz
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Get The Recipe 14 of 30 Harvest Punch Give fresh apples and cinnamon time to tango so that all of their rich flavors can blend together before pouring yourself a glass.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
22 Apr. 2025
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Francis does love the dance – in 2014, thousands of Catholics tangoed in St. Peter’s Square to honor his birthday.—
Molly Jackson,
The Conversation,
21 Apr. 2025
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Curaçao August is great for: retro-minded music fans ready to boogie.—
Mark Ellwood,
AFAR Media,
26 May 2025
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Popular since at least the early 1970s, poppers were thought to enhance pleasure in the bedroom and while boogieing on disco dance floors to anthems by the likes of Donna Summer and Loleatta Holloway.—
Jacob Bernstein,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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The fang gang present themselves as yearning European folk enthusiasts and later as jigging fiends and sometime metalheads.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 2025
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In the back bay especially, vertically jigging these lures around bridge pilings and across channels can be deadly.—
Joe Cermele,
Outdoor Life,
26 Mar. 2025
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And so all those things were bopping around my head.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
5 May 2025
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At 8 years old, Wellman was bopping around the backside at Del Mar, and at 14, working as a groom.—
Dana O'Neil,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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The team then trained three seals–Nick, Luca, and Miro–to shuffle into place in front of a large screen and showed them the simulations.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
29 May 2025
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When one of the figures is placed at the top of a ramp, the force of gravity causes the toy to walk down to the bottom by shuffling its legs back and forth.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
23 May 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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Larry Bowa still remembers the two kids, sons of Philadelphia Phillies catcher Bob Boone, shagging fly balls in the outfield at the old Veterans Stadium.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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Iglesias said shagged in the outfield the last few days in case he’d be needed.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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Be Courtesy To Other Shoppers To a Southerner, manners are top of mind, so pushing, shoving, and being rude over buying things doesn’t jive with a genteel way of life.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2025
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From electronics to delicate fabrics, natural stone, and more, there are a variety of surfaces and materials that just don’t jive with this household cleaning staple.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Waltz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waltz. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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