waltzes (up)

verb

present tense third-person singular of waltz (up)
as in turns up

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  1. turns up
  2. arrives
  3. comes
  4. hits
  5. lands
  6. reaches
  7. shows up
  8. comes up
Verb
  • There’s something subversive in the way that Carlile turns up the rage quotient onstage at Newport.
    — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The underwriting math that makes a small firm expensive to serve turns up elsewhere in financial services too.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of turns up
Verb
  • That seems rather unfair on those who operated well under their PSR limit, and a concession offered by the EFL arrives in the form of a transitional ‘allowable headroom injection’.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Much will depend on temperatures and the elevation of the snow level when each storm arrives.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of arrives
Verb
  • Each unit comes equipped with a flat-screen TV (screencast only), a Bluetooth audio system, and heating and air conditioning.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The attack comes just days before fall classes begin at the historically Black university, unsettling students who had recently moved into residence halls and completed freshman orientation events.
    — Patrick Whittle, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of comes
Verb
  • Once cold weather hits, consider layering a pair of sheer tights underneath.
    — Aemilia Madden, Glamour, 16 Aug. 2026
  • If a new 'iPhone Fold-gate’ entry hits Wikipedia in the next year, resale prices will fall even further.
    — Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of hits
Verb
  • The movement feels fluid but also brutally impactful when Wolvie lands claws-first on an unsuspecting enemy with a thud.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The engagement lands during the always lucrative Christmas-New Years holiday weeks, with producers no doubt hoping the popular Leavitt can bring in the kind of record-setting business that marked her stint as Roxie Hart in Chicago this past spring.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of lands
Verb
  • Other governments, including the US, have their own rules and disclosure requirements, but beyond the breadth of the controls in China, the sheer number of people affected is striking – and reaches far beyond civil servants.
    — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
  • By July and August, the mountainsides have turned green, wildflowers bloom across the alpine tundra, and Skagway is at its busiest as the cruise season reaches its peak.
    — Bailey Berg, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of reaches
Verb
  • Hotels show what this looks like in an industry few people associate with AI, because every improvement there shows up in a nightly rate, a labor hour, a guest review or an owner’s cash flow.
    — Roman Pedan, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The bill shows up around 18 months later, when teams are paying a premium and giving up useful features on systems that never touched regulated data in the first place.
    — Michael Leone, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of shows up
Verb
  • At that time, 78% of those benefits would be payable, unless Congress comes up with a solution.
    — Lorie Konish, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2026
  • And then this other big guy comes up on the other side of me.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of comes up
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“Waltzes (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waltzes%20%28up%29. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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