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Recent Examples of waltz
For the Viennese, many of whom learn to waltz in school, donning dress shoes and heading to the imperial palace to dance is an activity that goes back more than 200 years.
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Valeriya Safronova, Vanity Fair, 19 Feb. 2026
Some Valentine's Day celebrants in metro Phoenix's northwest Valley will have to waltz around traffic closures.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Under the chandelier lights, actors dressed as Joan of Arc, pirates, and mythical beasts waltz over a celestial floor and crack jokes between takes.
—Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 19 Jan. 2026
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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Valeriya Safronova, Vanity Fair, 19 Feb. 2026
Some Valentine's Day celebrants in metro Phoenix's northwest Valley will have to waltz around traffic closures.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Under the chandelier lights, actors dressed as Joan of Arc, pirates, and mythical beasts waltz over a celestial floor and crack jokes between takes.
—Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 19 Jan. 2026
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waltz
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Eliminating even more discomfort by only having one cord to tango with is a win for me.—
Carin Ryan,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Apr. 2026
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With technical excellence and dramatic flair, the pair tangoed to one of the loudest crowd receptions of the competition.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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Unbothered, Louis smirked at his sister and continued to boogie to the beat.—
Alicia Brunker,
InStyle,
11 June 2026
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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 favorite way to work a Texas rig is jigging it.—
Derek Horner,
Outdoor Life,
2 Apr. 2026
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There’s nothing more fun than dropping a bait or artificial lure down and vertically jigging.—
Harry Spampinato,
Outside,
6 Feb. 2026
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Manager John Schneider is now forced to shuffle players like Andrés Gimenez and Ernie Clement at shortstop, often platooning Gimenez, and inserting lesser hitters at second base.—
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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After about 10 minutes of sitting frozen in place, the seven-year-old shuffled out of the room with his mother, sister and grandmother.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
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The handful of cops were bopping to Michael Jackson.—
Chris Smith,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
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At 16, Avtan bopped around her bedroom in West Hills to the digital hardcore and gabber of acts like Lolita Storm.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
15 June 2026
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Clifton Daniel, for instance, jitterbugged with an expertise that increased one’s respect for The New York Times.—
Gloria Steinem,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2024
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Linders says the audience for trad jazz can generally be put into three categories: There are swing dancers who are eager to jitterbug to some hot sounds.—
Noah Schaffer,
BostonGlobe.com,
21 Aug. 2023
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Pregame batting practice is a relaxed, tranquil time for hitters to get some hacks, outfielders and pitchers to shag fly balls and infielders to take grounders.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 May 2026
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He’s also spent time shagging during batting practice this spring to replicate how the ball comes off the bat.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
27 Feb. 2026
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The high school musical romance Grease hand-jived its way into theaters during the summer of 1978.—
Andrew Walsh,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 June 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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“Waltz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waltz. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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