as in prom
a social gathering for dancing
who are you taking to the dance on Saturday night?
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1
as in to step
to perform a series of usually rhythmic bodily movements to music
she can't resist dancing to her favorite rock bands
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2
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
Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
Hard Summer launched in 2007 and generally skews toward electronic dance and techno artists, but the show includes additional genres.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2025
Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
Sarah Wilsher, 54, of Sterling Heights, knows how to dance.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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Noun
There will be a vibrant showcase of ancient Peruvian textiles, pottery, music, song, and dance performances.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
Hard Summer launched in 2007 and generally skews toward electronic dance and techno artists, but the show includes additional genres.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
Carpenter — whose act fits nicely into the contemporary wave of ubiquitous young woman pop singers, though works subversively, even subtly, against the mold — loaded her set with the winks, bumps, put-downs and self-deprecations that dance across her albums.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
Sarah Wilsher, 54, of Sterling Heights, knows how to dance.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dance
Noun
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This story was updated to add a video and a gallery from Southern High School's prom.—
Krista Johnson,
The Courier-Journal,
3 July 2025
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Keisha’s prom was not as over the top, with her dress being sourced from downtown L.A., which is where a majority of young women purchase gowns for a fraction of the price.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
2 June 2025
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But instead of taking a drop, the 36-year-old Georgia native kicked off his shoes, rolled up his pants and stepped inside the water.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Aug. 2025
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Interim defensive coordinator Zak Kuhr stepped behind a microphone before a throng of reporters waiting on the edge of one practice field.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
7 Aug. 2025
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Joao Pedro took 12 touches in the first half of the Milan game, mainly concerned with occupying defenders, making darting runs and being alert when the ball came his way.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
11 Aug. 2025
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The cat spooks, darting under a pile of debris that was once a house.—
Kat Lonsdorf,
NPR,
12 July 2025
Verb
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At one point during Bertha’s ball, Gladys waltzes in her newfound bliss with the Duke.—
Zoe Papelis,
Vulture,
10 Aug. 2025
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Downfield, Isaiah Simmons, Isaiah Dunn and Johnathan Baldwin all got stuck on blocks and Smartt waltzed into the endzone.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
10 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The first segment, under the Las Vegas Convention Center, was completed in 2021, but instead of city denizens flitting across the city, convention-goers are simply driven by humans in normal Teslas through a fairly standard road tunnel.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
29 July 2025
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Bieber’s catalogue is searching and uneven, flitting between glossy renditions of trap-pop, mid-tempo R. & B., eighties new wave, campfire Christian sing-alongs, Afrobeat, and dancehall, his slick, supple voice skimming the surface of these styles while never committing to any of them.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
16 July 2025
Noun
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The new agreement expands the current relationship into all five verticals of AEG’s business: venues, festivals, touring, the AXS ticketing platform and sports teams, and makes Amex the official payment partner of AEG at 40 properties on four continents.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The festival runs from 11:30 a.m. – 11:30 p.m. all three days; admission is free until 4 p.m. Friday, and until 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The coaching staff shuffled its depth chart, handing extra reps to players who had performed well over the previous nine practices and deserved a longer look.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
4 Aug. 2025
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From ones that incorporate fans to odes to classic binge-worthy TV, with the help of social media, everyone’s creative wheels are turning — and people are learning one new step after another, feet shuffling, turning, stepping with ease.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
4 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Stock image: Three U.S. flags flutter on a white fence in a California neighborhood.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Aug. 2025
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The force of McBride’s arrival rattled the uprights, sending the orange flags at their tops fluttering.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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“Dance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dance. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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