waltzing (up)

present participle of waltz (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for waltzing (up)
Verb
  • So when your internal temperature starts turning up the heat, this machine-washable cooling blanket counteracts it by enhancing air circulation and wicking any initial sweat.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Skittles is turning up the heat with its new chewy candy.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Artificial intelligence is showing up everywhere—in headlines, workplace conversations and social feeds.
    Bernardo Martinez, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • But Trump is also watching who can generate excitement, who’s going on Fox News, who’s showing up at grassroots events, who’s creating buzz.
    Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The unverified video shows someone coming up to a window on the top floor of the White House and appearing to drop an object out of it.
    Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The freshman and former standout at Plantation American Heritage is coming up big in his first collegiate game.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Emotional quotient, or the ability to understand and manage emotions, improves decision making by drawing on human experience for more balanced, effective, and inclusive results.
    Paul Hudson, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Like the Romans drawing on ancient Greece, perhaps the task isn’t to relive history but to use it as a springboard to imagine and reimagine the future.
    Kian Bakhtiari, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Chase Briscoe is closing in on another stage win.
    Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 1 Sep. 2025
  • His 148 innings are closing in on a career high (161 ⅔) and his next win will tie a career high.
    Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Rain is forecast to begin arriving along Baja California Sur on Wednesday and continue through Friday, bringing 4 to 8 inches of rain, with greater amounts possible in isolated locations.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • By 2010, Burmese refugees started arriving in earnest.
    Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The clear stance that the club has spent every available penny of their PSR allowance left many baffled, but the club’s accounts over the coming years will reveal all.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
  • From sleight-of-hand tricks to daring stunts, the afternoon is designed to keep the laughs and gasps coming.
    Tiffani Jackson Skinner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Kehl was able to circumvent several layers of security in the building before getting on an elevator and reaching the 48th floor.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Cross found prosecutors withheld evidence from Jones' lawyers during the first trial that could have resulted in jurors reaching a different conclusion about his guilt or innocence.
    Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Waltzing (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waltzing%20%28up%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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