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Recent Examples of shimmy
Climbers have reported shimmying past the frozen remains of food containers, oxygen tanks, beer cans, and plenty of ice-cold human excrement.
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025
Snake shimmying across a rope bridge while armed guards walk across it in a promotional screenshot for Metal Gear Solid Delta.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Grab an espresso martini and get ready to shimmy the night away.
—Rana Good, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Brooks & Dunn inspire next generation stars to deliver impressive performances
Lainey Wilson shimmied and shook her way onstage to join Brooks & Dunn as the Country Music Hall of Fame duo opened their set at Nissan Stadium during the first night of CMA Fest.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025
Snake shimmying across a rope bridge while armed guards walk across it in a promotional screenshot for Metal Gear Solid Delta.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Grab an espresso martini and get ready to shimmy the night away.
—Rana Good, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Brooks & Dunn inspire next generation stars to deliver impressive performances
Lainey Wilson shimmied and shook her way onstage to join Brooks & Dunn as the Country Music Hall of Fame duo opened their set at Nissan Stadium during the first night of CMA Fest.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shimmy
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Indeed, as some of the dachshund pups clambered onto the bed and got close, the Labrador even looked up toward the camera as if calling in reinforcements for help.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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This is a deciduous vine that prefers a shady exposure, sips water, and will happily clamber up the branches of a native oak or any other tree.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
25 Oct. 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
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According to various videos circulating, partygoers across the city were in for a surprise as Mamdani, 34, was spotted bopping behind DJ booths, MCing street parties, and participating in Halloween dance memes.—
Sirena Bergman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Everything bops breezily along, stopping occasionally to have Dek growl maxims about strength through domination, and observe a decapitation or two.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2025
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All of them knew how to skin a deer.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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But, in market, each one is skinned differently and matched with unique-to-OEM services.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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Internationally, major hubs like Amsterdam Schiphol, Toronto Pearson and Tokyo Haneda saw cancellation numbers climb into the double digits.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Step by careful step, Holbrook climbed, holding out bologna and cheese until two pairs of cautious eyes peeked back.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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Actors like Eric Bogosian and Jason Schwartzman waltz in and schmooze it up as vampires living their best afterlives, completely overshadowing Denton, who’s stuck in noob-human mode and doesn’t progress much past that.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
25 Oct. 2025
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Kathryn Palmer Trump waltzes into a ballroom controversy As images of the demolition of a section of the White House began circulating, critics expressed outrage about the nation’s preeminent historical structure featuring a gaping hole.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Shimmy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shimmy. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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