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as in stepped
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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as in darted
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 danced
But the suspicion the US wasn’t really a football nation was compounded at the opening ceremony, after Diana Ross danced the length of the pitch to take a penalty kick and yanked the ball far left of the goal, which was unfortunately rigged to split apart to simulate a wonder-strike.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
Guests danced at a discotheque designed by Tony-winning creative force Christine Schwarzman on the mezzanine, while inside the iconic Café Carlyle, Mark Strong and Lesley Manville — stars of Oedipus and noted martini enthusiasts — curated a specialty martini bar for partygoers.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
From konpa to roots to Raboday, Haitians danced and celebrated in the stands bringing their passion for the game home.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 June 2026
The guests danced the night away with the help of celeb DJs that included Carl Cox, Martin Garrix, David Guetta, and Peggy Gou.
—Robyn Merrett, InStyle, 7 June 2026
Her figures lounged, stood, or in one instance danced in unadorned, nearly empty interiors composed with broad, feathery brushstrokes.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The New York Review of Books, 6 June 2026
And while San Francisco Ballet no doubt danced the pants off this beautiful ballet (Possokhov, after all, is that company’s resident choreographer), Joffrey’s penchant for shapeshifting between classical and contemporary sets them up to dance this exceedingly well.
—Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026
Fresh off her appearance in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022), Xochitl Gomez danced to victory in DWTS season 32 with partner Val Chmerkovskiy.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026
That vision came to life during the festival that followed the walk; attendees danced to live music and children weaved through the crowd waving pride flags.
—Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026
Bloomberg, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
Guests danced at a discotheque designed by Tony-winning creative force Christine Schwarzman on the mezzanine, while inside the iconic Café Carlyle, Mark Strong and Lesley Manville — stars of Oedipus and noted martini enthusiasts — curated a specialty martini bar for partygoers.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
From konpa to roots to Raboday, Haitians danced and celebrated in the stands bringing their passion for the game home.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 June 2026
The guests danced the night away with the help of celeb DJs that included Carl Cox, Martin Garrix, David Guetta, and Peggy Gou.
—Robyn Merrett, InStyle, 7 June 2026
Her figures lounged, stood, or in one instance danced in unadorned, nearly empty interiors composed with broad, feathery brushstrokes.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The New York Review of Books, 6 June 2026
And while San Francisco Ballet no doubt danced the pants off this beautiful ballet (Possokhov, after all, is that company’s resident choreographer), Joffrey’s penchant for shapeshifting between classical and contemporary sets them up to dance this exceedingly well.
—Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026
Fresh off her appearance in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022), Xochitl Gomez danced to victory in DWTS season 32 with partner Val Chmerkovskiy.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026
That vision came to life during the festival that followed the walk; attendees danced to live music and children weaved through the crowd waving pride flags.
—Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for danced
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The league has, for the most part, stepped away from the political messaging that alienated a sizable portion of the audience.—
Bobby Burack OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
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Two years after the show ended, Iler guest-starred on an episode ofLaw & Order, but otherwise stepped away from the spotlight for 15 years to pursue a career in the professional poker world in Las Vegas.—
Sophie Dodd,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
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Evans even darted into a scrum to block on a run play.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
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As nearby teammates bowed and drenched their heads with water, the pair’s hands darted with purpose.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer alum Sarah Michelle Gellar strutted in the purple platform boots of the fashionable and upbeat Daphne Blake in both live-action Scooby-Doo flicks.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 June 2026
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The 53-year-old model strutted her stuff in Miami Beach, Florida wearing a set of equally stunning one-piece swimsuits.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
2 June 2026
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Brands may be gearing up for a European summer, but over the past couple of months, many European luxury labels — and with them, brand executives, fashion journalists, and VICs — have flitted between the coasts of the United States.—
Madeleine Schulz,
Vogue,
11 June 2026
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The show also figured out better than any show in recent memory how to adapt itself for a TV broadcast, with the kitties, as costumed by Tony winner Qween Jean, flitted all over the Radio City Musical Hall in New York, this year’s venue for the ceremony.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
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In the years that followed, American landscape painting was shuffled off to storage to make room for modernism, and paintings like Church’s, with their glassy finishes and profuse detail, came to seem the embodiment of fuddy-duddy.—
Susan Tallman,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2026
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The singer-songwriter shuffled songs on her phone, not having any idea what might pop up.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
12 June 2026
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The two were often seen with what appeared to be unwashed, exposed roots that fluttered into beach waves down their backs.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
12 June 2026
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The next day, a black flag fluttered by the hospital entrance to mourn those killed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 June 2026
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The next batter in Grahm Hutton flicked a chopper to third base and Harrington went on contact.—
Tim Crowley,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2026
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After a while, each death was like being flicked by a rubber band.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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