waltzing (up)

verb

present participle of waltz (up)
as in turning up

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waltzing (up)
  1. turning up
  2. showing up
  3. coming up
  4. drawing on
  5. closing in
  6. arriving
  7. coming
  8. reaching
Verb
  • With her deckhand search still turning up empty and Norma from the staffing company unable to pull an option out of her hat, Sandy comes up with the idea to put Aesha on deck for the charter.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2026
  • His songs have become part of the American soundtrack, turning up in movies, television, commercials and countless high school graduation videos.
    — Jamie Graziano, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026
Definition of turning up
Verb
  • The Metropolitan Police Department said Chu Lin, 50, of Fresh Meadows, New York, and Xiean Cheng, 42, of Cornelius, North Carolina, were arrested after allegedly showing up at the victim's home to collect the gold.
    — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • For Wang, showing up Thursday was about making certain that McGee’s influence did not end with her death.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of showing up
Verb
  • The bill’s sponsors need support from at least seven Democrats, and the chamber’s recess is coming up at the end of the week.
    — Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Consuelos credits his wife with coming up with the majority of the ideas.
    — Amy Amatangelo, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of coming up
Verb
  • Multiple studies using different approaches reached broadly consistent conclusions, illustrating how scientists conducting attribution studies can build confidence in the conclusions by drawing on several independent lines of evidence.
    — Deepti Singh, The Conversation, 24 July 2026
  • Barroca was drawing on a sentiment expressed two decades earlier, when Brazil won the 1994 World Cup.
    — Colin Millar, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Definition of drawing on
Verb
  • James was closing in on Gadsden, but Herbert fired a fastball to beat the coverage.
    — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The move follows months of tension over the reopening of the Russian Pavilion, which returned this year after closing in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
    — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 13 July 2026
Definition of closing in
Verb
  • Even when fit, the Swedish striker struggled to hit top form after arriving from Newcastle United for a Premier League-record £130m fee.
    — Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2026
  • In the cloud, late-arriving data can often be retried; at the edge, a late packet may miss the decision window.
    — Jagadish Gokavarapu, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of arriving
Verb
  • Military analysts believe these capabilities will shape the future of air combat over the coming decades.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
  • In making decisions, teams figure to factor the NCAA's coming appeal of Sweeney's order and whether to risk bringing back players who could then be declared ineligible if her decision is overturned.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of coming
Verb
  • All of Kalshi’s market odds on when a nuclear deal will happen are under 50% — with the exception of the parties reaching an accord before January 2029, the furthest out date out of any market.
    — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Abaildayev allegedly stripped down after reaching the top of the bridge’s north tower.
    — Doha Madani, NBC news, 3 Aug. 2026
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