as in dance
a social gathering for dancing
he resolved to ask her to the school prom at the first opportunity
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Recent Examples of prom
Perms have become a pop culture memory that many prefer to forget, or at least joke about while looking back at their 1980s prom albums.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
Last year's homecoming gallery on JSOnline and our USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin websites included 111 photos and our prom gallery last spring had nearly 200 pics from readers.
—Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 17 Sep. 2025
From photos and parking to prom and graduation, families may feel financial pressure to make the year special.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 15 Sep. 2025
Not even Chris Hargensen, the organizer of Carrie’s prom-night humiliation, the meanest of all mean girls, could have thought up something so diabolical.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
Last year's homecoming gallery on JSOnline and our USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin websites included 111 photos and our prom gallery last spring had nearly 200 pics from readers.
—Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 17 Sep. 2025
From photos and parking to prom and graduation, families may feel financial pressure to make the year special.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 15 Sep. 2025
Not even Chris Hargensen, the organizer of Carrie’s prom-night humiliation, the meanest of all mean girls, could have thought up something so diabolical.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prom
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In the first song on this more than 29-minute playlist, JJ and his friends don skeleton costumes and create a silly dance in the living room.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
17 Oct. 2025
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Blasting the track over and over out of the car, Mighty Bay takes charge, coming up with mini dance routines on the fly and critiquing the little details that are off on each shot.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
17 Oct. 2025
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An artillery shell fired as part of the Marine Corps’ 250-year anniversary celebrations prematurely detonated over Interstate 5 in California Saturday, striking a patrol vehicle with shrapnel, according to the California Highway Patrol.—
Susannah Cullinane,
CNN Money,
20 Oct. 2025
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The biggest stop of the season came in the final seconds when the Hornets stopped the Bears on downs inside the 2, setting off a sideline celebration.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
19 Oct. 2025
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The festival featured the Little Sugar Mountain Bike Race Sunday and is set to continue through this Sunday, including the Big Sugar Gravel Race and Gravel Rave after-party Saturday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Oct. 2025
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The festival takes him back to his early months in Germany, when every day brought new experiences.—
Sarah Shephard,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The sensor balls were placed at a depth of about 1,700 meters (5,577 feet).—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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Transfer the dough balls to the powdered sugar and turn to coat.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Prom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prom. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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