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Recent Examples of jitterbug
Patrons could summon up Ellington for a coin and start jitterbugging.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jitterbug
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The Spanish were heavily favored in the match and expected to waltz against a small nation debuting in the world’s biggest sporting event, hoping to mimic Germany’s 7-1 win against Curaçao a day earlier.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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When that happens, Pedri can waltz through an empty midfield and from a five-on-four situation, and sets up Mikel Oyarzabal to score.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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Eliminating even more discomfort by only having one cord to tango with is a win for me.—
Carin Ryan,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Apr. 2026
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With technical excellence and dramatic flair, the pair tangoed to one of the loudest crowd receptions of the competition.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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Unbothered, Louis smirked at his sister and continued to boogie to the beat.—
Alicia Brunker,
InStyle,
11 June 2026
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See 'Michael' fans boogie in theaters, dress up as King of Pop The movie hit theaters on April 24 and has already become a box office hit.—
Kate Perez,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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The handful of cops were bopping to Michael Jackson.—
Chris Smith,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
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At 16, Avtan bopped around her bedroom in West Hills to the digital hardcore and gabber of acts like Lolita Storm.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
15 June 2026
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My favorite way to work a Texas rig is jigging it.—
Derek Horner,
Outdoor Life,
2 Apr. 2026
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There’s nothing more fun than dropping a bait or artificial lure down and vertically jigging.—
Harry Spampinato,
Outside,
6 Feb. 2026
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The high school musical romance Grease hand-jived its way into theaters during the summer of 1978.—
Andrew Walsh,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 June 2026
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There’s no games, no shucking and jiving, everybody is really bringing their A-game.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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Pregame batting practice is a relaxed, tranquil time for hitters to get some hacks, outfielders and pitchers to shag fly balls and infielders to take grounders.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 May 2026
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He’s also spent time shagging during batting practice this spring to replicate how the ball comes off the bat.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Manager John Schneider is now forced to shuffle players like Andrés Gimenez and Ernie Clement at shortstop, often platooning Gimenez, and inserting lesser hitters at second base.—
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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After about 10 minutes of sitting frozen in place, the seven-year-old shuffled out of the room with his mother, sister and grandmother.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
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