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dance

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verb

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as in to dart
to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements the lithe boxer danced around the ring, staying just out of the reach of his opponent

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Recent Examples of dance
Noun
Doechii brings a fan on stage and dances with them. Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025 Canadian Olympic pole vaulter Alysha Newman turned heads at last summer's Paris Games, going viral for a celebratory dance after winning the bronze medal. Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
Enrique Iglesias used to bring out women to kiss, and Janet Jackson would bring up men to dance on. Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025 With this song, YOASOBI sings about continuing to dance on stage and committing to their roles, even without applause or in the face of ridicule. Billboard Japan, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dance
Noun
  • For one scene involving a prom-posal in the Colleen Hoover adaptation, directed by Josh Boone, the two actors felt that their lovestruck characters Clara and Miller would smooch.
    Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
  • After prom, Thomas later sold the gown to pay her mother back and put money toward college.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Marshall Street is the neighborhood’s heartbeat, lined with cafés, collegiate shops, and game-day hangouts, while just steps away, the SU campus has leafy quads, Gothic-style architecture, and cultural institutions like the Syracuse University Art Museum and the JMA Wireless Dome.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025
  • According to Loudwire, Rivers previously revealed his reasoning for stepping away from the band from 2015 to 2018.
    Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Grass moths that darted sideways through the air.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Leavitt took the snap and darted right, headed for the first-down marker on the sideline.
    Doug Haller, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • An artillery shell fired as part of the Marine Corps’ 250-year anniversary celebrations prematurely detonated over Interstate 5 in California Saturday, striking a patrol vehicle with shrapnel, according to the California Highway Patrol.
    Susannah Cullinane, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The biggest stop of the season came in the final seconds when the Hornets stopped the Bears on downs inside the 2, setting off a sideline celebration.
    Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Dodgers will not waltz into the NLCS.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • But who looks set to take home the coveted Mirrorball Trophy? Robert Irwin and Witney Carson look ready to waltz into the final, with just 4/1 odds, according to Bookies.com.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Sunlight flitted over the Pacific Ocean and into our bedroom.
    Joe Garcia, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The spaces are smaller, with lower benches, and the older players, flitting between dressing rooms for U14s and U12s, have had to take their belongings home each day rather than leave them in lockers due to the carousel of teams moving in and out.
    Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The festival featured the Little Sugar Mountain Bike Race Sunday and is set to continue through this Sunday, including the Big Sugar Gravel Race and Gravel Rave after-party Saturday.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The festival takes him back to his early months in Germany, when every day brought new experiences.
    Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The doctor grunted, shuffled off.
    Sam Lipsyte, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Mazzulla could shuffle his starting five from game to game, too, based on matchups and other factors.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 18 Oct. 2025

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“Dance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dance. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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