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Recent Examples of curtsy
To greet Queen Camilla, Parker bowed her head and dipped into a curtsy before shaking the royal's hand, as seen in a video shared to Instagram by royal reporter Rebecca English.
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Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
But one thing people are remarking on is that, when meeting the two, President Trump and Melania Trump did not bow or curtsy.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 17 Sep. 2025
Meg went straight to her and dropped a deep, flawless curtsy.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
Meghan walked on stage towards Robertson and reached out her arms for a hug only, for Robertson to bend into a curtsy at the same time.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
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Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
But one thing people are remarking on is that, when meeting the two, President Trump and Melania Trump did not bow or curtsy.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 17 Sep. 2025
Meg went straight to her and dropped a deep, flawless curtsy.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
Meghan walked on stage towards Robertson and reached out her arms for a hug only, for Robertson to bend into a curtsy at the same time.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curtsy
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Mia’s giant bow dress is fabulous, but her hair is all wrong.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2026
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The black French tip manicure features pink and red bow stickers to create cute coquette vibes.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
31 Jan. 2026
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Gaines, whose real name is Amrou Fudl and is Sudanese-American, did the Nazi salute multiple times.—
Joseph Strauss,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2026
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Brian McCollum Three of techno music’s game changers are getting a hometown salute from the Detroit Pistons.—
BRIAN MCCOLLUM,
Freep.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The man whom Navarro likes to call the Boss seems to value insincere, or bought, obeisance—the flapping and fussing of a maître d’—more than heartfelt fandom, which lacks the piquancy of humiliation.—
Ian Parker,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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After a decade of seemingly supine obeisance, there is no obvious reason why the military leadership would suddenly rouse itself to oppose Xi.—
JONATHAN A. CZIN,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Aug. 2025
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Abrams first debuted the fresh hairdo in early January, following the release of her Chanel Coco Crush Campaign, which featured her with a straight, chin-length bob styled by Bobby Eliot.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Luz’s chief liaison in the gillage was a fifty-three-year-old woman named Yolanda Miranda, paper-thin with soft features and a loose bob of saddle-brown hair.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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What started as a cute nod to the city’s name has grown into an extravagant, on-brand season of celebrating this little holiday.—
Mindy Sink,
Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2026
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The spot, directed by I, Tonya filmmaker Craig Gillespie, is a cheeky nod to Brody’s reputation for gravitating toward dramatic, taxing roles.—
Olivia Singh,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Curtsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curtsy. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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