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or boogey
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Recent Examples of boogie
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.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2025
Puppy enjoys the snow following a storm Are your pups ready to boogie in the snow?
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
The biggest names in the industry boogied down the Grammys red carpet at Los Angeles' Crypto.com Arena in fierce fashions hitting high notes and the cloth version of a crescendo.
—Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2025
And then there was the shot of Donna Kelce boogieing on the stage.
—Bryan West, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2025
Puppy enjoys the snow following a storm Are your pups ready to boogie in the snow?
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
The biggest names in the industry boogied down the Grammys red carpet at Los Angeles' Crypto.com Arena in fierce fashions hitting high notes and the cloth version of a crescendo.
—Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2025
And then there was the shot of Donna Kelce boogieing on the stage.
—Bryan West, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boogie
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There’s more pressing current affairs to attend to right now, and hell, there’s a new Lorde album to bop to.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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There are several methods to get rid of mice, besides adopting a cat or employing Little Bunny Foo Foo to bop them on the head, of course.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
19 June 2025
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At one point during Bertha’s ball, Gladys waltzes in her newfound bliss with the Duke.—
Zoe Papelis,
Vulture,
10 Aug. 2025
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Downfield, Isaiah Simmons, Isaiah Dunn and Johnathan Baldwin all got stuck on blocks and Smartt waltzed into the endzone.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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Real sharks dance with shark handlers, with legitimate danger The loose competition features five contestants, all professional shark wranglers, grooving to tunes underwater with whichever swimming predator wants to tango.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
18 July 2025
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The first film saw Pattinson's Dark Knight tangoing with the Riddler (Paul Dano), a serial killer plaguing Gotham City.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
28 June 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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From ones that incorporate fans to odes to classic binge-worthy TV, with the help of social media, everyone’s creative wheels are turning — and people are learning one new step after another, feet shuffling, turning, stepping with ease.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
4 Aug. 2025
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The coaching staff shuffled its depth chart, handing extra reps to players who had performed well over the previous nine practices and deserved a longer look.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
4 Aug. 2025
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Rivera, who always loved to shag flyballs during his playing days, hurt himself while manning center field during a Willie Randolph at-bat.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
9 Aug. 2025
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Rivera suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in May 2012 while shagging fly balls in batting practice in Kansas City, Mo.—
Larry Fleisher,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Aug. 2025
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Be Courtesy To Other Shoppers To a Southerner, manners are top of mind, so pushing, shoving, and being rude over buying things doesn’t jive with a genteel way of life.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 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,
18 Apr. 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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In the back bay especially, vertically jigging these lures around bridge pilings and across channels can be deadly.—
Joe Cermele,
Outdoor Life,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Boogie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boogie. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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