Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waltzing (up)
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But when tourists start turning up dead, he’s reluctantly drawn back into detective work — egged on by his barmaid Rosa, a crime drama superfan.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025 -
The Coliseum, crowded and crowing, 75,500 people turning up the volume louder than it’s been in a good minute at the historic venue.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
12 Oct. 2025
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Guys not showing up to player-only meetings.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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During a 35-day government shutdown in 2019, wait times at some airports grew as TSA workers and controllers stopped showing up to work, according to Reuters.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
15 Oct. 2025
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Your publisher is hoping to circumvent that by coming up with a mix of words that will enable a higher search yield.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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The films coming up expand upon that risk taking way of storytelling that we’re already known for.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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Khetarpaul sees marketing as a growth center, drawing on his own experience in sales and marketing at PepsiCo before moving into finance.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
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The prince has long been committed to raising awareness about men’s mental health and suicide, drawing on his own experiences witnessing the issue firsthand while serving as an air ambulance pilot.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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Wesley Hitt / Getty Images Somewhere, off in the distance, the faint sound of a brass band seems to be closing in.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Douglas Rankin ran Bar Chelou in Pasadena for two years, racking up accolades from the New York Times, Bon Appétit, Eater and other publications, before closing in February.—
Jonathan Shikes,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025
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Dončić needed a center, someone who could throttle to the basket and finish after arriving.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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At Windsor International Airport, the terminal was nearly empty because there were no flights immediately arriving or departing, airport President Mark Galvin said.—
Martin Goillandeau,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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As D’Angelo is remembered in the coming months, the singer hopes that anyone who’s not familiar with his life’s work takes away the right lessons.—
Elise Brisco,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025
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Wang also seemed to sense that an engagement was coming.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
16 Oct. 2025
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Developed in partnership with the National Film and Television School (NFTS), the TV Freelancers Reskill and Upskill Program is a free virtual training initiative that will offer over 60 one-day online courses reaching up to 1,000 freelancers nationwide.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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Three hurricanes—Erin, Gabrielle, and Humberto—intensified to at least Category 4 at their peak, with both Erin and Humberto reaching Category 5 intensity, though all of them did so over the Atlantic rather than on land.—
Simmone Shah,
Time,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Waltzing (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waltzing%20%28up%29. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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