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fox-trotting

verb

present participle of fox-trot

as in waltzing

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An offseason filled with roster shuffling continued Tuesday for the Charlotte Hornets, who completed a three-player deal with Atlanta to land another guard with perimeter shooting potential.

— Staff reports, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026
The video, made in collaboration with faceless director Lauzza, features buildings shuffling on beat and other excerpts of British culture.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of shuffling

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Fishing for striped bass near this kind of structure can be productive in the summer and fall, sometimes by employing vertical jigging with hefty spoons or soft plastics to entice fish patrolling the bottom.

— Ken Perrotte, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
The customers lined the rails, shoulder to shoulder, all jigging in unison to the classic rock that was blasting from the radio.

— Matthew Every, Outdoor Life, 8 July 2026

Definition of jigging

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Fox, the actress-model-memoirist best known for Uncut Gems, and Shazam, the model-photographer-director, first met at a party as teens and have been bopping around lower Manhattan ever since.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 23 Sep. 2026
Around me, in the nosebleeds, were a mix of children in big friend groups and softly bopping couples.

— Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of bopping

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Iggy Pop, still prancing, howling and whooping with his chest exposed and jeans sliding down his waist, claims the title of the festival’s leading elder statesman.

— Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
On August 25, the 53-year-old model shared a video on Instagram of herself prancing around a hotel room in a lilac thong bikini and open-toe gold stilettos.

— Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of prancing

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In fact, the three are hosting a dinner in Madrid this week in honor of the Spanish Grand Prix, jiving with the sportier attitude of this spring collection.

— Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
There’s no games, no shucking and jiving, everybody is really bringing their A-game.

— Arushi Jacob, Variety, 15 May 2026

Definition of jiving

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Several photos and videos of her strutting down the runway at PrettyLittleThing’s Miami Swim Week event went viral in early June 2026, sparking conversation about her transformation.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 1 Sep. 2026
The clip saw Kelce meet several fashionable friends, including Gigi Hadid, Frances Tiafoe and Carmelo Anthony, while strutting through the iconic location.

— Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of strutting

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