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Recent Examples of boogie
Toronto and Orlando know how to boogie.
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Cruz, wearing a Santa hat, shimmied behind a boogieing Victoria, 51, clad in a form-fitting grey dress.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
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
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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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Cruz, wearing a Santa hat, shimmied behind a boogieing Victoria, 51, clad in a form-fitting grey dress.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
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
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boogie
Verb
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After bopping around venues, the Jazz Showcase planted deeper roots under the Happy Medium in Streeterville, then the Blackstone Hotel.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Things bop along pleasantly enough in the company of such consummate professionals, all having fun.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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While this is a luxury resort, expect your fellow guests to be dressed in snowpants and ski boots more often than not—don’t be shy to waltz through the lobby in your long johns.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Mar. 2026
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Which was why, at the very end, when Gordon tuned in on the wireless to a dance band and Robert was supposed to waltz Olwyn about the room, Stella had no patience with St Ives’s reaction to Geoffrey’s ten-second delay in putting on the gramophone record.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Eliminating even more discomfort by only having one cord to tango with is a win for me.—
Carin Ryan,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Apr. 2026
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With technical excellence and dramatic flair, the pair tangoed to one of the loudest crowd receptions of the competition.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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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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Redick has had to shuffle the roster pieces around since, using the final five games of the regular season to assess his rotation options without Doncic and Reaves, who also missed 19 straight games from Christmas until February with a strained calf.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
30 Apr. 2026
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Parkinson’s stem cell trial is underway at UM At the University of Miami, neurologists are testing AI’s capabilities to shuffle through patient data to spot patterns that can help predict which patients may experience rapid decline.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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From flocked wallcovering in my bathroom, to shag carpet in my bedroom, to the ribbed velvet corduroy sofa in the den, texture was everywhere.—
Tessa Cooper,
Southern Living,
25 Feb. 2026
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At Baylor, players shag their own balls.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2026
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Instead, find something that does jive with you—whether that’s yoga class, power lifting, or pickleball—and allow your resulting delight to radiate.—
Outside,
Outside,
13 Feb. 2026
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Barring a full and complete meltdown in those 11 games, the idea that the Leafs should just give up on the season still doesn’t jive for me.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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My favorite way to work a Texas rig is jigging it.—
Derek Horner,
Outdoor Life,
2 Apr. 2026
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There’s nothing more fun than dropping a bait or artificial lure down and vertically jigging.—
Harry Spampinato,
Outside,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Boogie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boogie. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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