tap-danced

Definition of tap-dancednext
past tense of tap-dance
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Verb
  • Back in another lifetime for both of them, according to Kenny and Katie, the Polar Bear once got 260 at-bats — and bopped 21 home runs — for the Mets in games started by … his old friend, deGrom.
    Jayson Stark, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The sea of heads bopped rhythmically and bodies swayed wildly.
    ABC News, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The midseason trade felt relatively marginal compared to league-wide blockbusters that shuffled James Harden, Darius Garland and Anthony Davis.
    Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Growing up in a military family, Vogel shuffled between the East Coast and Europe every two to three years.
    Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Troy — who is a Pony of the Americas, according to his owners, the Beaulieu family — pranced around his yard upon exiting the hospital trailer, receiving pets and apples.
    Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
  • And the preacher pranced around the stage.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Mother Mary strutted to a solid limited opening as The Christophers expanded nicely and Exit 8 kept going.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Shortly after his victorious sit-in with Teddy Swims on Coachella’s main stage, David Lee Roth strutted into the media tent.
    Jeff Miller, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2026
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“Tap-danced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tap-danced. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.

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