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Recent Examples of shimmy
Knight mocked Diddy for inserting his ad-libs on Bad Boy artists’ songs and shimmying throughout their videos.
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Danielle Bacher, People.com, 1 July 2025
And while not as much of a crazed scene as the 2019 event, where a menagerie of Dem candidates vied for stage-time as the partiers shimmied shoulder to shoulder, Friday night's event was still high-energy.
—Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 31 May 2025
Rabanne’s signature metal mesh seems in its element as Brazilian funk dancers shimmy their shoulders and flick their feet at lightning speed.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 21 May 2025
Charli xcx, Addison Rae, and Emily Ratajkowski have hit the beach in their bikinis, while Bella Hadid and FKA twigs have shimmied into their sets.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 20 May 2025
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Danielle Bacher, People.com, 1 July 2025
And while not as much of a crazed scene as the 2019 event, where a menagerie of Dem candidates vied for stage-time as the partiers shimmied shoulder to shoulder, Friday night's event was still high-energy.
—Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 31 May 2025
Rabanne’s signature metal mesh seems in its element as Brazilian funk dancers shimmy their shoulders and flick their feet at lightning speed.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 21 May 2025
Charli xcx, Addison Rae, and Emily Ratajkowski have hit the beach in their bikinis, while Bella Hadid and FKA twigs have shimmied into their sets.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shimmy
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One person gets swept up in the water while others clamber to the sides of the area as screams are heard in the background.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
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His colleague, a newly qualified environmental engineer, clambers up onto the backseat.—
Sabrina Weiss,
The Dial,
23 Sep. 2025
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Fanning out like urban guerrillas through Paris’ darkened streets well after midnight, the anti-waste activists shinny up walls and drain pipes, reaching for switches to turn off the lights. Click.—
The Christian Science Monitor,
The Christian Science Monitor,
3 Aug. 2022
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The slippery custom began a half-century ago merely as a means to dissuade drunken daredevils from attempting to shinny up the poles in order to mingle with paying guests.—
DOUG MACCASH | Staff writer,
NOLA.com,
25 Jan. 2021
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Summer is winding down in North Texas, but there’s still plenty of fun activities around the area for those looking to boogie over the weekend.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Aug. 2025
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John Travolta With Pulp Fiction, John Travolta boogied his way back into pop culture relevance and onto his first of eight EW covers.—
Leah Greenblatt,
EW.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Alternatively, continue holding boat pose with your knees bent and shins parallel to the ground (rather than straightening your legs until your body is in a V-shape).—
Cory Martin,
Verywell Health,
17 July 2025
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During every chemotherapy cycle, 30 minutes before the medication is administered, the wraps are placed on the patient’s forearms and shins to begin the cooling process.—
Joanna Goodrich,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 May 2025
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The guys' trademark move is bopping their heads in unison as the Haddaway hit plays throughout the sketch.—
Jillian Sederholm,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Sep. 2025
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According to onlookers, the Wicked star was bopping along the entire set.—
Stacy Lambe,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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The blunt comment by the esteemed brother of director Doug Liman certainly could be skinned over the evolving battle between MPRM Communications and 42West now that its officially gone to the courts.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
22 Sep. 2025
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The blade is made from highly-durable, extra-sharp steel, making skinning and deboning a breeze.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Pendleton, who spent more than four decades serving the San Diego Unified School District, steadily climbing the ranks and becoming the first Black person and the first woman to lead what was then the eighth-largest school district in America, died this week in Las Vegas.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
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But there is immense power in showing their whole selves—the broken parts, the regrets, the slow climbs back to light.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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Someone could waltz in unexpectedly, challenging you to grow and live up to your potential.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
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The Eurovision Song Contest is waltzing back to Vienna.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Shimmy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shimmy. Accessed 27 Sep. 2025.
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