conga line
noun
: a group progression in a single-file serpentine path (as in celebration of an athletic victory)
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West of the stadium, a slow conga line of cars entered off the LeJeune Road service road, sometimes after making an extra lap around Miami International Airport after missing the right- hand turn.
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
The jingle was a triumph of earworming, and nobody balked at putting baseball at the head of the conga line of signifiers.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Then the whole family forms a sort of conga line back to the bathroom, where the bath is waiting.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 20 Feb. 2026
On Saturday, the order line at Café Corazón had more energy than usual as a conga line snaked through hundreds of guests to a DJ playing Latin pop in the café’s intimate lobby.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2026
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
The jingle was a triumph of earworming, and nobody balked at putting baseball at the head of the conga line of signifiers.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Then the whole family forms a sort of conga line back to the bathroom, where the bath is waiting.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 20 Feb. 2026
On Saturday, the order line at Café Corazón had more energy than usual as a conga line snaked through hundreds of guests to a DJ playing Latin pop in the café’s intimate lobby.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2026
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“Conga line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conga%20line. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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