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Recent Examples of waltz
The defending champion Celtics waltzed through the Eastern Conference playoffs and NBA Finals last season.
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Zach Harper, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
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
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
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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Zach Harper, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
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
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
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waltz
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Hartford Courant While there may be short term advantage for Mr. Trump, the danger is that our country turns into another Argentina – with basket case economic policies if not tango.—
Connecticut State Sen. Matthew Lesser,
Hartford Courant,
12 Apr. 2025
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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
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On Hudson's show, guests are invited to boogie their way down a hallway backstage, dubbed the spirit tunnel, while staffers clap and chant for them.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
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There’s a slight chance Michael could still boogie down the road toward the end of this year for awards season; that isn’t out of the question.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2025
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However, a Rat-L-Trap can also be jigged vertically, which has a lot of application in saltwater.—
Joe Cermele,
Outdoor Life,
26 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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Similarly, in one scene, Betty muses about how in most of her scenes she gets chased around by men before bopping them on the head with whatever heavy object is at hand.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 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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Pretty much everything else is shuffled off to the infotainment system, a single circular touchscreen that lives in the middle of the dash.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2025
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While events were shuffled around to fit a new schedule, the royals will also be about to pace themselves following the monarch's recent health setback.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
7 Apr. 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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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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This spring, India shagged fly balls in batting practice and worked long hours with the fielding machines in Surprise, Arizona.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
30 Mar. 2025
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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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“Waltz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waltz. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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