dance cards

noun

plural of dance card
as in cards

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  1. cards
  2. exercises
  3. plates
  4. programs
Noun
  • Owning the Discover payment network allows the company to collect more of the fees merchants pay when customers use their cards — like American Express , which issues cards and owns its payment network.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
  • His order included several one-of-one cards, printed in a single copy and serial-numbered to prove it, along with a Barry Sanders autograph numbered three of five and a LeBron James card that was cut wrong at the factory.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of cards
Noun
  • That meant a lot of exercises that required holding a position for long periods of time.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026
  • For many nations, such exercises speak to cooperation and readiness.
    — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of exercises
Noun
  • And so one New Year’s Day, when Andrews and her friends set out on a tour of the area’s Chinese restaurants, the men—unbeknownst to her—collected a few plates here and a few cups there.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Its counters are crowded with plants and flowers in various states of decay, stacks of plates, fruit and Venezuelan snacks like tins of Pirulin cookies, all styled like a Dutch still life.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of plates
Noun
  • Unfortunately, the government then spends the equivalent of 24% of GDP on its various programs.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • In contrast, Asian students were less than 15% of the county’s student population but made up about half of the enrolees at the magnet programs.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of programs
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