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Recent Examples of shimmy
As the objects shimmy, an umbrella emerges from behind to join in.
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Shannon Taggart, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
That’s when Rannells slips on a clown mask and starts to shimmy.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Things that may shimmy and shake, but things nonetheless, not ideological assertions.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Grab an espresso martini and get ready to shimmy the night away.
—Rana Good, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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Shannon Taggart, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
That’s when Rannells slips on a clown mask and starts to shimmy.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Things that may shimmy and shake, but things nonetheless, not ideological assertions.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Grab an espresso martini and get ready to shimmy the night away.
—Rana Good, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shimmy
Verb
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When the big top is raised, the workers clamber and flip with acrobatic flair.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
4 June 2026
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Don't let vines clamber over and around light strings, either.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
2 June 2026
Verb
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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
Verb
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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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My dad—who always loved to dance—heard the beat and began to boogie his way through the front door.—
Ashley Parker,
The Atlantic,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Raise both arms directly over your shoulders and lift your thighs directly over your hips, with knees bent and shins parallel to the ground.—
Jenny McCoy,
Outside,
30 Jan. 2026
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Tom Ford Soleil Blanc Shimmering Body Oil A grown-up take on body glitter, this luxurious, lightweight oil contains glimmering pigments that illuminate my décolletage, shoulders, and shins in a few quick spritzes.—
Sophie Wirt,
InStyle,
28 Jan. 2026
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There is a bopping, rhythmic assonance to Ginsberg’s unspooling lines, more incantation than poetry.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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As the night went on, partygoers took to the dance floor to bop along to a DJ set from Aldave.—
Rebecca Ford,
Vanity Fair,
18 May 2026
Verb
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One after another, Travis Street Hospitality restaurants have taught Dallas that there’s more than one way to skin an andouillette.—
Claudia Alarcón,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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All of the carcasses that washed ashore had been skinned, Cole said, with some missing their front paws.—
Francie Ebert,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Rolling the dice As insurance costs climb, many homeowners are postponing major life decisions and cutting back elsewhere.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2026
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Meanwhile, ComEd customers saw their electric bills climb 12% to about $120 a month in June.—
Jack O'Connor,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
Verb
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While this is a luxury resort, expect your fellow guests to be dressed in snowpants and ski boots more often than not—don’t be shy to waltz through the lobby in your long johns.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Mar. 2026
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Which was why, at the very end, when Gordon tuned in on the wireless to a dance band and Robert was supposed to waltz Olwyn about the room, Stella had no patience with St Ives’s reaction to Geoffrey’s ten-second delay in putting on the gramophone record.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Shimmy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shimmy. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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