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Recent Examples of boogie
John Travolta With Pulp Fiction, John Travolta boogied his way back into pop culture relevance and onto his first of eight EW covers.
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Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Curaçao August is great for: retro-minded music fans ready to boogie.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 26 May 2025
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
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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Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Curaçao August is great for: retro-minded music fans ready to boogie.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 26 May 2025
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
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boogie
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The K-pop boy band Cortis arrived with an entourage of handlers and bopped around to their own music; the trance DJ Armin van Buuren got stony-serious on the topic of his new, piano-only album.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
18 Dec. 2025
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Christiani Pitts and Sam Tutty bring crackling wit and easy chemistry to a mismatched pair bopping between boroughs.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
12 Dec. 2025
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From beating the mighty Oklahoma Sooners in overtime in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl to waltzing deep into SEC country and defeating the Georgia Bulldogs in the Georgia Dome, the Broncos rarely shied away from a challenge.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Dec. 2025
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Playing against a Bulls defense ranked near the bottom of the league in most defensive categories, the Warriors waltzed into open jump shots and layups for most of the night.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
8 Dec. 2025
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Surrender instead to wines that tango with oysters gratinéed with butter and garlic.—
Anna Lee C. Iijima,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
24 Nov. 2025
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Here’s what to watch for. Nov. 1: Moon Nears Saturn and Neptune The moon and Saturn will tango together through the night sky Nov. 1-2, with Neptune (visible by telescope) hanging out alongside them.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Nov. 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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The unit was constantly shuffled this season, and the Trojans deployed six different offensive line combinations while still managing to have one of the most efficient offenses in the Big Ten Conference under position coach Zach Hanson.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
14 Jan. 2026
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Tristan returns home and greets James while Siegfried shuffles the woman out the window.—
Alice Burton,
Vulture,
12 Jan. 2026
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It’s dressed with a vintage phone, a stack of throwback Playboy magazines, a mirrored top, and an orange ’70s shag rug on the second tier.—
Brittany Anas,
Denver Post,
9 Dec. 2025
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There would be no throws, no fly balls shagged, no grounders fielded.—
Ben Watanabe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Nov. 2025
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Recent trends in kitchen designs have focused on creating spaces that jive with open floor plans, which often requires reducing visual and physical clutter.—
Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Sep. 2025
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From electronics to delicate fabrics, natural stone, and more, there are a variety of surfaces and materials that just don’t jive with this household cleaning staple.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
3 Sep. 2025
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Notably, as Eric and Carol were chatting to Sara, BBC Studios was re-jigging its APAC division in order to bring Australia and Asia under one roof.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
14 Nov. 2025
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The fang gang present themselves as yearning European folk enthusiasts and later as jigging fiends and sometime metalheads.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Boogie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boogie. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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