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
  • Dave & Buster's is turning up the volume on its entertainment strategy.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 15 July 2026
  • There were early concerns people weren’t turning up for the event because of the high ticket prices and the difficulty of obtaining visas for citizens of some countries.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
Definition of turning up
Verb
  • There’s a specific living room that keeps showing up on mood boards and Pinterest saves.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
  • Hamid Khan, an organizer with the privacy advocacy group Stop LAPD Spying, said that his organization has been showing up at police commission meetings to complain about Flock since early 2025.
    — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
Definition of showing up
Verb
  • The Americans, at last coming up for air, had a moment late in the half that buoyed a capacity crowd in Seattle’s NFL stadium and numerous watch parties throughout San Diego County.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
  • Of course, actually coming up with the mnemonic can be a task unto itself.
    — Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of coming up
Verb
  • Someone who is actually drawing on the tropes and the techniques of science fiction toward a different end, toward actually accessing capital markets.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026
  • The winning numbers for the Powerball lottery drawing on Wednesday, July 1, are 2, 6, 26, 39, 68, and the Powerball is 6.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Definition of drawing on
Verb
  • 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
  • Culpepper, who seemed to be closing in on a major league call-up last month, had landed on the IL from June 16-28 with the same injury.
    — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 7 July 2026
Definition of closing in
Verb
  • Tiffany Young has announced her debut solo studio album, Edge of Calm, arriving worldwide on August 20, alongside an eight-city Asia tour running from September through December this year.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • That includes Ghana, which received a boisterous welcome to KC after arriving here for its Round-of-32 match against Colombia.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026
Definition of arriving
Verb
  • Beyond California, scientists are raising alarms over the planet’s warming oceans, which — coupled with a strong El Niño — could increase temperatures for land dwellers in the coming weeks.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • Over the coming days, he is expected to meet with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss Russia's war.
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 6 July 2026
Definition of coming
Verb
  • In the 3-2 win over Cape Verde in the last 32, Mac Allister did the same, with his flick-on reaching Lisandro Martinez, who scored the go-ahead goal in extra time.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • Wednesday and Thursday will be hotter, with temps in downtown LA reaching the middle to upper 90s and interior valleys reaching up to 105.
    — Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 13 July 2026
Definition of reaching
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