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Recent Examples of shimmy
And while not as much of a crazed scene as the 2019 event, where a menagerie of Dem candidates vied for stage-time as the partiers shimmied shoulder to shoulder, Friday night's event was still high-energy.
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Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 31 May 2025
Rabanne’s signature metal mesh seems in its element as Brazilian funk dancers shimmy their shoulders and flick their feet at lightning speed.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 21 May 2025
Charli xcx, Addison Rae, and Emily Ratajkowski have hit the beach in their bikinis, while Bella Hadid and FKA twigs have shimmied into their sets.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 20 May 2025
The trendy Cannes crowd who pack out the private parties up in the hills above the Croisette would have had fun shimmying to a West African beat.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 19 May 2025
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Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 31 May 2025
Rabanne’s signature metal mesh seems in its element as Brazilian funk dancers shimmy their shoulders and flick their feet at lightning speed.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 21 May 2025
Charli xcx, Addison Rae, and Emily Ratajkowski have hit the beach in their bikinis, while Bella Hadid and FKA twigs have shimmied into their sets.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 20 May 2025
The trendy Cannes crowd who pack out the private parties up in the hills above the Croisette would have had fun shimmying to a West African beat.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shimmy
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As Matthew, a retail drone who manages to clamber his way into the inner circle of a rising pop star named Oliver (Archie Madekwe), Pellerin leans forcefully into the latter.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
22 Aug. 2025
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After clambering back onto the platform, medics took him to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition with face injuries, cops said.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
10 Aug. 2025
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Fanning out like urban guerrillas through Paris’ darkened streets well after midnight, the anti-waste activists shinny up walls and drain pipes, reaching for switches to turn off the lights. Click.—
The Christian Science Monitor,
The Christian Science Monitor,
3 Aug. 2022
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The slippery custom began a half-century ago merely as a means to dissuade drunken daredevils from attempting to shinny up the poles in order to mingle with paying guests.—
DOUG MACCASH | Staff writer,
NOLA.com,
25 Jan. 2021
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Summer is winding down in North Texas, but there’s still plenty of fun activities around the area for those looking to boogie over the weekend.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Aug. 2025
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John Travolta With Pulp Fiction, John Travolta boogied his way back into pop culture relevance and onto his first of eight EW covers.—
Leah Greenblatt,
EW.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Alternatively, continue holding boat pose with your knees bent and shins parallel to the ground (rather than straightening your legs until your body is in a V-shape).—
Cory Martin,
Verywell Health,
17 July 2025
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During every chemotherapy cycle, 30 minutes before the medication is administered, the wraps are placed on the patient’s forearms and shins to begin the cooling process.—
Joanna Goodrich,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 May 2025
Verb
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The dance floor was filled with bopping fans as the opening band played Spanish rock.—
Karie Angell Luc,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Aug. 2025
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No need to bop people about their mindful heads on this.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
Verb
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My buddies hang skinned, whole deer in a walk-in cooler for up to two weeks before butchering.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
28 Aug. 2025
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This indicates the victims were skinned, the flesh removed, the bodies disarticulated, and then cooked and eaten.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
21 Aug. 2025
Verb
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But prorating three years of player profits down to 12 months, as UEFA’s rule does, reduces the immediate efficacy of successful trading in the market, the very strategy that poorer clubs increasingly rely on to climb the ladder.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Timelines creep ever longer, and budgets climb higher.—
Michael Jerome Plunkett
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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After a while, the women let themselves out and ascend to the surface.—
Carmen Maria Machado,
New Yorker,
5 Sep. 2025
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Armani’s brand famously ascended into international fame when Richard Gere wore his designs in the 1980 film, American Gigolo.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Shimmy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shimmy. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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