curtsy

noun

Definition of curtsynext
as in bow

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Recent Examples of curtsy And how to execute the perfect curtsy? — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 19 June 2026 The formal obligation to bow or curtsy will force targets to bend a knee and break eye contact—a perfect opening for the President to place something distracting like a Twix bar on their heads. — Dahlia Gallin Ramirez, New Yorker, 9 June 2026 In a video taken at the King’s Gallery by Daily Mail reporter Rebecca English, Chatto and King Charles are seen greeting each other with a double cheek kiss, before Sarah dips into a curtsy for her cousin. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 21 Apr. 2026 In that case, her biggest obstacle would be the humbling curtsy that would be required of her. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 19 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for curtsy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for curtsy
  1. bow
  2. salute
  3. obeisance
  4. bob
  5. nod
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  • Everyone is pretty curious about how these murders just sort of tied themselves up with a neat little bow.
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 15 July 2026
  • Its concluding images emphasise a clichéd concept of motherhood, as though to put a neat bow on what was in fact a more complex story of trust, patience and everyday courage.
    — Elena Lazic, Variety, 15 July 2026
Definition of bow
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  • Schettino conducted a sail-by salute near Giglio Island off the coast of Tuscany on January 13, 2012, where a crew member had family, according to the documentary.
    — Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 10 July 2026
  • This includes the iconic moment when the American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists in a defiant Black Power salute during the US National Anthem at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City.
    — James Rampton, TheWeek, 9 July 2026
Definition of salute
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  • Behind the swing of their big hips lay paper trails of obeisance.
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • But as wrong-headed as the Court’s obeisance to the executive branch has been (see, for example, its 2024 ruling on Presidential immunity), that deference has its limits.
    — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2026
Definition of obeisance
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  • Big, bouncy curls are always gorgeous, and this shoulder-grazing bob proves it.
    — Aleah Wright, InStyle, 8 July 2026
  • Actress Jessica Chastain, meanwhile, shared a photo of her hair styled up in a bob.
    — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 4 July 2026
Definition of bob
Noun
  • Neill is at his most handsome, charming heartthrob best here, and the film received an Oscar nod for its period costume design.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026
  • As gut health trends surge, from fiber-heavy diets to microbiome therapies, centuries-old fermentation is suddenly in the spotlight — even earning a nod in the federal government’s latest dietary guidelines.
    — Devi Shastri, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
Definition of nod

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