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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waltz (up)
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McLean’s performance — 5 1/3 innings, no runs, two hits, four walks and eight strikeouts — turned up the vibes.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
17 Aug. 2025 -
Selena Gomez is turning up the heat – and the mood lighting.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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The man was dead before authorities arrived at the scene, police told KTRK.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Aug. 2025
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Elio — Disney and Pixar Animation’s summer box office flop — will try to find a new audience when the film arrives on digital streaming this week.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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Eventually, the wide receiver showed up, but was quickly placed on the PUP.—
Justin Grasso,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Aug. 2025
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To fix what’s gone horribly wrong in Deerfield Beach, the sheriff could show up at next week’s commission meeting and openly discuss their differences.—
Steve Bousquet,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, Animal Care Centers of NYC recently reached its capacity for sheltering animals for the first time in its history, with the organization chalking it up partly to the city’s housing affordability crisis and homelessness.—
Julian Roberts-Grmela,
New York Daily News,
15 Aug. 2025
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First founded in 2000, Habbo has reached an extraordinary amount of people around the world with users from more than 150 countries.—
David Jagneaux,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The Woodward Dream Cruise started as a fundraiser, drawing on the cruising heyday of the 1950s and '60s.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
16 Aug. 2025
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With distillers drawing on local ingredients, innovative cask programs, and meticulous aging techniques, these award-winning whiskies offer complexity and character to rival the best from any country’s whiskey-making tradition.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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For a team in contention year in and year out, the Padres have come up short of their ultimate goal, with the Dodgers consistently stepping in their path.—
Tyler Small,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Monday’s first drawing, the Fantasy 5 midday draw, came up 2, 3, 18, 21 and 33.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
13 Aug. 2025
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The song, which spent four weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 in 1997, had the crowd singing along as the group put their own spin on the iconic ’90s hit.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
17 Aug. 2025
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Gordon, hitting holes hard with his physical running style, sparked the run game in the second half.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Aug. 2025
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Building or attaining such a team is not just costly but time-consuming.—
Roman Reznikov,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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But so far, the Trump administration has only rolled back the policy for mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration, which help low- to moderate-income families attain home ownership.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Waltz (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waltz%20%28up%29. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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