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Recent Examples of dance card
His dance card was continually full, and my chances felt empty.
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Craig Bartelt, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
That film was originally set to be directed by Lilly Wachowski, but the director’s dance card filled up, so she’s moved into an EP role.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 12 June 2025
Of course, the big event on his dance card is the date at The Hemmens.
—Annie Alleman, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
There’s also better depth in the middle: Four teams in the West grappling for the final playoff spot might all be better than the collection of mediocre teams amid a pillow fight for the last dance card in the East.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2025
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Craig Bartelt, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
That film was originally set to be directed by Lilly Wachowski, but the director’s dance card filled up, so she’s moved into an EP role.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 12 June 2025
Of course, the big event on his dance card is the date at The Hemmens.
—Annie Alleman, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
There’s also better depth in the middle: Four teams in the West grappling for the final playoff spot might all be better than the collection of mediocre teams amid a pillow fight for the last dance card in the East.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dance card
Noun
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For RuPaul’s Drag Race alum Utica Queen, Project Runway was always in the cards.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Sep. 2025
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Seven food handler cards were expired at the time of inspection.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Now, a six-piece place setting comprising plates, bowl, and cup is being sold for, what feels like, an attainable $219.—
Hannah Martin,
Architectural Digest,
29 Sep. 2025
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Freedom of Speech is far more American than a hundred-thousand-dollar-per-plate dinner at Mar-a-Lago or trips to Epstein Island or bullying a network into cancelling Steven Colbert or bragging about having extorted $16 million from a movie studio.—
Billy Ray,
Deadline,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Chinese mainland is only about 250 miles from Kunsan, and the Bohai Sea, where the Chinese navy often holds exercises, is about 600 miles from the US air base.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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Taiwan's military is aware of this risk and has included such sites in past exercises.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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The over five-hour program doubled as a rallying point for political activism, as 500 volunteers with the organization’s political arm fanned out along the security lines with clipboards and registration forms, determined to turn mourning into mobilization.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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As part of his rehab program, Tucker resumed running Monday and continued that agility work on the bases before Tuesday’s 9-7 loss to the New York Mets at Wrigley Field.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Dance card.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dance%20card. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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