dance card

noun

1
: a card listing partners for scheduled dances
2
: a calendar of engagements

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Overall, the new platform offers the full ESPN dance card of live games, studio shows, original content and all 12 of its networks with AI initiative in play. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2025 Keep in mind, whoever takes parts like this has their dance card booked for probably the next decade or more. Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025 Schedules no longer aligned post-strike, especially Pascal's, who had a number of high-profile projects filling his dance card. EW.com, 5 Aug. 2025 His dance card was continually full, and my chances felt empty. Craig Bartelt, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for dance card

Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of dance card was in 1895

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“Dance card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dance%20card. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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