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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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With technical excellence and dramatic flair, the pair tangoed to one of the loudest crowd receptions of the competition.
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Unbothered, Louis smirked at his sister and continued to boogie to the beat.
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My dad—who always loved to dance—heard the beat and began to boogie his way through the front door.
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Targeting inefficiencies in squid jigging Industrial squid fishing typically relies on a method known as jigging.
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Likewise, this lure is heavy, and works very well when jigged vertically for fish in deeper water.
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As soon as the game wrapped up, those guests shuffled out, and hours later were replaced by a rowdier group ordering shots at the bar, dancing to 2000s hits in front of the DJ booth and smoking vape pens on the outdoor patio.
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Pretoria responded to the threat of violence in June 30 protests with millions of dollars shuffled inside the police budget, tactical units deployed, and soldiers on standby.
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Ortiz bopped 208 in his first five seasons with the Red Sox.
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The handful of cops were bopping to Michael Jackson.
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Clifton Daniel, for instance, jitterbugged with an expertise that increased one’s respect for The New York Times.
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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.
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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.
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From flocked wallcovering in my bathroom, to shag carpet in my bedroom, to the ribbed velvet corduroy sofa in the den, texture was everywhere.
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The high school musical romance Grease hand-jived its way into theaters during the summer of 1978.
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There’s no games, no shucking and jiving, everybody is really bringing their A-game.
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“Waltz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waltz. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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