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Recent Examples of jitterbugPatrons could summon up Ellington for a coin and start jitterbugging.—Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2020 Patti jitterbugging to a Les Paul and Mary Ford record.—Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2020 Against these, Davis superimposes the bright, almost jitterbugging mosaic pattern on the mother’s spandex pants.—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2020 Bush caught a screen pass and jitterbugged past a diving tackler and exploded into the open field.—Zach Helfand, latimes.com, 13 Sep. 2017 See All Example Sentences for jitterbug
But who looks set to take home the coveted Mirrorball Trophy?
Robert Irwin and Witney Carson look ready to waltz into the final, with just 4/1 odds, according to Bookies.com.
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Ilya Kaminsky
August 20,
Literary Hub,
20 Aug. 2025
Real sharks dance with shark handlers, with legitimate danger
The loose competition features five contestants, all professional shark wranglers, grooving to tunes underwater with whichever swimming predator wants to tango.
Their original band artwork projected as a backdrop — cats at drum sets, birds holding guitars — as the campers bopped their heads and performed their original songs.
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Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 Oct. 2025
To watch Lipe-Smith’s Caroline cuddle in bed watching TV on her iPad, or bopping around to JoJo Siwa, or pensively finishing a Popsicle while sitting beside her grandmother at a museum, is to have the sheer malevolence of our current administration and its adherents thrown into sharp relief.
Recent trends in kitchen designs have focused on creating spaces that jive with open floor plans, which often requires reducing visual and physical clutter.
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Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Sep. 2025
From electronics to delicate fabrics, natural stone, and more, there are a variety of surfaces and materials that just don’t jive with this household cleaning staple.
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