CURVETTED Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

curvetted

verb

variants or curveted

past tense of curvet

as in danced

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As the Seminole band played the alma mater song, Calhoun jumped up on the band director podium and danced to the music of the Pride of the Tribe band with Hampton.

— Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2026
In Chmerkovskiy’s absence last week, Dewan danced with fellow pro Alan Bersten instead.

— Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of danced

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Major figures such as Edie Falco, Kent Jones, and Isabella Rossellini leapt to his support, while donations to the CAC dried up, and box office receipts cratered, IndieWire reported last month.

— Brent Lang, IndieWire, 8 Nov. 2026
After of a week that saw MAGA’s political fangs knocked out by a big blue sock to jaw in the midterms, Saturday Night Live tonight leaped into the ring and started swinging from the cold open get-go.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2026

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Each payment was firmly bounded—to identifiable living victims or to development, awareness, and commemoration rather than compensation.

— Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026
Caleb Wilson bounded into the paint with the lack of abandon every rookie possesses, stretching his arms toward the rim in a desperate reach for the ball.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of bounded

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Gabby Williams hopped off a double-decker bus and began dancing through the streets, blowing a whistle to the beat and slapping high-fives with fans all while keeping her WNBA Finals MVP trophy safely tucked in her left arm.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026
After Nicholas’ fiancée called for a doctor, two people who claimed to be physicians hopped in, taking turns administering CPR.

— Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of hopped

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After missing the playoffs, Notre Dame skipped its bowl game and had a public rift with the ACC, the conference its non-football teams play in.

— Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026
However, when Portugal failed to win its group and played elsewhere, Freddy skipped coming to KC.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of skipped

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Navarrete reveled with one woman over her husband’s release from a detention facility.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Walker wore his Cardinals hat backward, chewed a big wad of bubble gum and reveled afterward in flashing his imitation Liberty Bell bling, the champions chain presented by Ryan Howard.

— Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

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