CURVETS Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

curvets

verb

present tense third-person singular of curvet

as in dances

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This book about a couple in complex crisis creates a sense of political alienation that The Drama frankly dances around.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 2 July 2026
Listen to the supple bass line, which dances throughout the song as its own character.

— Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 18 June 2026

Definition of dances

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If anything, the dichotomy between the pop star who prances around Versailles in a sheer nightie and the pop star who stomps onstage in knee-high combat boots feels completely authentic and intentional.

— Chelsey Sanchez, CNN Money, 25 June 2026
In a comedy special released last week, the thirty-nine-year-old comedian prances around the stage in a purple jumpsuit and sparkly red shoes, riffing on millennial-friendly topics such as Lin-Manuel Miranda and Fleet Foxes.

— Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2026

Definition of prances

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The one who sets the bone-crushing screen that springs the star, then immediately sprints to the rim for the lob, then turns around and blows up the other team’s pick-and-roll on the other end all in one sequence?

— Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2026
After Wally springs her from the Shaw's clutches, the group manages to lure the couple and some of their lackeys into the makeshift particle accelerator trap that former engineer Sam built out of old cathode-ray tube TVs.

— Megan McCluskey, Time, 21 May 2026

Definition of springs

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Following the officer’s voice, the cat leaps up to a higher ledge, then up again to the railing near the roadway.

— Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
Normally invisible to us, the corona suddenly leaps into view the moment the moon blocks the sun’s brilliant face.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 10 July 2026

Definition of leaps

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As President Whitmore, Bill Pullman gives an all-timer inspirational speech, hops in a fighter jet, and destroys invading aliens.

— Maggie Fremont, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026
Playing bass in his place is Rob Jost, while harpist Mikaela Davis hops on a few tracks for levity, too.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 25 June 2026

Definition of hops

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Over a century later, the Himalayan blackberry has spread far beyond the modest backyard bounds its importers envisioned, opting instead to take over indiscriminately and displace the native trailing blackberry (Rubus ursinus) in the process.

— The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 25 June 2026
Oprah Winfrey bounds into view in a white dress.

— Jack Lang, New York Times, 9 June 2026

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