waltzed (up)

verb

past tense of waltz (up)
as in turned up

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  1. turned up
  2. arrived
  3. showed up
  4. reached
  5. came
  6. came up
  7. drew on
  8. attained
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  • The hunt for exoplanets has turned up thousands of worlds, but given there are likely trillions of planets in the Milky Way, many more await discovery.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 15 July 2026
  • Here are a few of the stocks that made turned up on the screen.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 14 July 2026
Definition of turned up
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  • Mountain Mike’s Pizza has arrived in El Dorado Hills, joining the community’s new retail space.
    — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
  • When first responders arrived, some people were in the water, others were on the sinking boat, and others were falling into the water, Crispen said.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC news, 15 July 2026
Definition of arrived
Verb
  • Popular cosplayer Fabiola Morales, known as Fabibi World Cosplay, showed up to the event dressed as WWE Superstar Stephanie Vaquer.
    — Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
  • Harry also showed up in his best attire in a Giorgio Armani tuxedo.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026
Definition of showed up
Verb
  • Their starvation reached new heights, and the men ultimately broke their promise to Odysseus and killed one of Apollo’s cattle.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026
  • Donaldson -- who shot 8 for 12 overall and 3 for 4 on threes - took over in the fourth and reached 20 points for the second time in Miami’s final three games in Las Vegas.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
Definition of reached
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  • That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
  • All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.
    — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025
Definition of came
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  • But the same questions came up after the Super Bowl and Kalshi quickly bounced back and continued to grow — even before the World Cup began — demonstrating the benefit of having such a wide array of events to bet on.
    — Nathaniel Popper, Fortune, 19 July 2026
  • When that opportunity came up to revisit that world, the sensory memories came flooding back.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 18 July 2026
Definition of came up
Verb
  • Researchers also drew on the Dunedin Study, which has followed nearly 1,000 people born in 1972 and 1973 from birth into adulthood.
    — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
  • DeRogatis drew on her own experiences to give the story its realism.
    — Nissa Renzo, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
Definition of drew on
Verb
  • Even Telemundo’s legendary soccer narrator Cantor, has attained cross-over appeal, recently starring in a Coors Light commercial.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
  • All new sign-ups automatically receive Influencer status, while the Ambassador tier requires spending a minimum of $5,000 on the card in a year and the fanciest Icon designation can only be attained with a $15,000 annual spend.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 17 July 2026
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