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 longtime Oklahoma beekeeper is imparting his wisdom to Kateri (Angelina LookingGlass), a former foster kid of his who has recently turned up out of the blue.
    — Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Daniel Sandoval Dallas County Jail Dallas police said a search of the Charger turned up a plethora of police property.
    — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of turned up
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  • First responders arrived and found Panettiere in cardiac arrest, the coroner’s office said.
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • When Glenn arrived in Florham Park, there was no potential franchise quarterback in place.
    — Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of arrived
Verb
  • Larson showed up at the buzzer, and won — hours after finishing sixth in Richmond.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Luckily, Martinez's Expert Tree Service showed up for them on Monday.
    — Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of showed up
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  • Just last year, the US reached a record high of such attacks, including its first fatality since 2022, according to a report published by the Anti-Defamation League.
    — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • This death toll has been reached almost three times faster than in the 2014-16 Ebola outbreak in West Africa — the worst in history.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 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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  • The reason the thought came up is that the Cardinals essentially gave up on their team, even though the club was having a solid season.
    — David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • When the idea of a canine follow-up came up, the center expressed interest in hosting it.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of came up
Verb
  • The researchers drew on several existing studies of older adults.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The word drew on ideas from alchemy, where the agent was the active substance that spun gold from the mundane.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of drew on
Verb
  • Created just one year before Mickey Mouse, Oswald has attained cult status in Disney history.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The goal needing to be attained was being a Jew, a citizen, and a German all at the same time.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of attained
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