as in proms
a social gathering for dancing
who are you taking to the dance on Saturday night?
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as in steps
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 darts
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 dances
Leeron Walter, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The Kipona Festival is held annually and includes Native foods, crafts, dances, music, vendors, and a family fun zone, according to the city’s website.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
This, on the other hand, is a stranger and more difficult proposition, with its experiments in magical realism, unsettling dances, and centering of cultish women.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2025
On TikTok, the actor, who also appeared in the 2007 and 2008 sequels, often recreates some of the dances from the films.
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
An orchestra is layered over African drums, and shots of Congolese laborers stacking and rolling goods are intercut with shots of dances.
—Big Think, 26 Aug. 2025
The dances help keep the members’ Chinese heritage alive.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
Learn the basic steps of line dancing to fun, easy dances and upbeat music.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
Communist Party cadres waved Chinese flags, People’s Liberation Army soldiers marched with rifles, and Tibetans in colorful robes performed traditional dances at a ceremony marking 60 years since the founding of the Tibet Autonomous Region.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
The brand’s giant green owl mascot dances badly, makes obscure pop culture references and pokes fun at the company’s push notifications.
—Leeron Walter, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The Kipona Festival is held annually and includes Native foods, crafts, dances, music, vendors, and a family fun zone, according to the city’s website.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
This, on the other hand, is a stranger and more difficult proposition, with its experiments in magical realism, unsettling dances, and centering of cultish women.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2025
On TikTok, the actor, who also appeared in the 2007 and 2008 sequels, often recreates some of the dances from the films.
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
An orchestra is layered over African drums, and shots of Congolese laborers stacking and rolling goods are intercut with shots of dances.
—Big Think, 26 Aug. 2025
The dances help keep the members’ Chinese heritage alive.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
Learn the basic steps of line dancing to fun, easy dances and upbeat music.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
Communist Party cadres waved Chinese flags, People’s Liberation Army soldiers marched with rifles, and Tibetans in colorful robes performed traditional dances at a ceremony marking 60 years since the founding of the Tibet Autonomous Region.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
In the final seconds of the Sex and the City revival series, Carrie dances down the hallway of her Gramercy Park townhome in a flirty outfit while Barry White plays, embracing her singledom.
—Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dances
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Also from Jarad Slipp (the mind behind Tremolo), Knead Wine has set up shop just steps away and is a favorite for pick-up pizzas.—
Caroline Rogers,
Southern Living,
31 Aug. 2025
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The Rooms The resort has 42 villas and 18 suites, the latter located in the main building, steps away from the restaurants and pool.—
Samantha Leal,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Aug. 2025
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Make the 35-minute drive out to Natick to visit Bosse, a state-of-the-art indoor facility with 21 pickleball courts, a golf simulator and darts lounge.—
Kim Foley MacKinnon,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Lawrence Dow darts all over the Metroplex as a jack-of-all-trades, and Darren Lauber helps Charles manage the firehose of high school sports stories, results and stats.—
Jim Barnes
August 22,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Aug. 2025
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There haven’t really been any slam-dunk breakouts from the Lido like festivals past – there’s been a bit too much ‘mid’, as the kids might say.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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The film was selected and awarded in further different festivals such as Toulouse, Torino and Miami.—
Emiliano De Pablos,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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The episode’s first half feels like the work of a misguided pest, and Beto’s filmmaking, which flits between several different styles and cuts between multiple angles sometimes within the course of one interview segment, doesn’t help.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
28 Aug. 2025
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The conference has had issues in the past of opposing players or staffers getting trapped in the celebrations.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Disney In a video released today, Disney confirmed that the castle will be returning to its original blue and silver color scheme now that the celebrations are over.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Because global air travel shuffles millions of people around the world daily, an outbreak of a very contagious disease anywhere can become a threat everywhere.—
Amy E. Stambach,
The Conversation,
12 Aug. 2025
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With Noni Madueke doubled up on out wide, Zubimendi shuffles backwards to receive the pass, and then fires a pass into Martin Odegaard, breaking the first two lines of the opposition’s 4-4-2 defensive block.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Independence Day festivities in the Windy City this year were quieter, some even postponed, under the weight of the looming threats.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
7 Sep. 2025
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There were many Red Wolves fans enjoying the game day festivities, but most tailgaters were wearing Razorbacks gear.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The only actor who looks at home here is Chloë Sevigny as Kim, the resident Yale Philosophy Department psychotherapist, who struts through the movie in a series of baggy suits and a curly bowl haircut that wouldn’t be out of place on the Beverly Hillbillies’ Miss Jane Hathaway.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
29 Aug. 2025
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But the Maginot instead crashes in a part of southeast Asia that’s the dominion of Prodigy, a corporation founded by Boy Kavalier (Samuel Blenkin), an overgrown child obsessed with Peter Pan, who struts around his research facility barefoot in pajamas.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Dances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dances. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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