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Recent Examples of waltz
Olympic figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi waltzed away with the DWTS season 7 trophy alongside dancer Mark Ballas.
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Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Sep. 2025
Someone could waltz in unexpectedly, challenging you to grow and live up to your potential.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Need a two-stepper or waltz ready for the dance hall?
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
The Eurovision Song Contest is waltzing back to Vienna.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2025
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Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Sep. 2025
Someone could waltz in unexpectedly, challenging you to grow and live up to your potential.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Need a two-stepper or waltz ready for the dance hall?
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
The Eurovision Song Contest is waltzing back to Vienna.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waltz
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Here’s what to watch for. Nov. 1: Moon Nears Saturn and Neptune The moon and Saturn will tango together through the night sky Nov. 1-2, with Neptune (visible by telescope) hanging out alongside them.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Nov. 2025
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Anything Argentine tango with either Gilles [Marini] or Juan Pablo [Di Pace].—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Oct. 2025
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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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The fang gang present themselves as yearning European folk enthusiasts and later as jigging fiends and sometime metalheads.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 2025
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However, a Rat-L-Trap can also be jigged vertically, which has a lot of application in saltwater.—
Joe Cermele,
Outdoor Life,
26 Mar. 2025
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In September, Spotify added the ability to free users search for and play specific songs, rather than being forced to head directly to shuffled playlists or albums, though users were limited to one song at a time before the app started to shuffle.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
8 Nov. 2025
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The Royals shuffled their hitting department after the 2025 season concluded.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 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
Verb
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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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With exceptional speed and a strong arm, Marte began shagging balls in the outfield.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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And if there’s time, Tolbert heads out to shag fly balls in the outfield before taking his swings during batting practice.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
25 Sep. 2025
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Recent trends in kitchen designs have focused on creating spaces that jive with open floor plans, which often requires reducing visual and physical clutter.—
Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Sep. 2025
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From electronics to delicate fabrics, natural stone, and more, there are a variety of surfaces and materials that just don’t jive with this household cleaning staple.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Waltz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waltz. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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