Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shimmying
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And all this after clambering up through the Championship play-offs last season.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
22 May 2026 -
Dante and Virgil escape Hell by clambering down Satan's monstrous hide and through Earth's center of gravity.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
11 May 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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After bopping around venues, the Jazz Showcase planted deeper roots under the Happy Medium in Streeterville, then the Blackstone Hotel.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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According to Penn State Extension, during swarming, the queen and about half the workers leave their home to establish a new nest.—
Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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This may be the denouement of all of Nilsson’s multitudinous and swarming work.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
Verb
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Nilles reportedly learned 40 songs for the tour, so expect some setlist shuffling each date.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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Having gone into hiding, Walt ultimately manages to make some things right before shuffling off the mortal coil.—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 June 2026
Verb
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All that scrambling to deploy AI that companies and executives are doing right now?—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
8 June 2026
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More than two years ago, as Kansas City Chiefs fans celebrated a Super Bowl win at Union Station, shots rang out and sent many scrambling for cover.—
Laura Bauer
June 8,
Kansas City Star,
8 June 2026
Verb
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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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Notably, as Eric and Carol were chatting to Sara, BBC Studios was re-jigging its APAC division in order to bring Australia and Asia under one roof.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
14 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The actress and producer has had great success in recent years, turning her talents to working behind the scenes of comedies about young people scrabbling their way through life.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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In the new South, one scrabbling to industrialize, business owners could now hire unpaid labor through the penal system.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
26 Apr. 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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“Shimmying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shimmying. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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