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
  • In 2001, he was fired from MTV UK after turning up to work dressed as Osama bin Laden two days after the September 11 terror attacks.
    — Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Chore jackets, garden clogs and barn coats are turning up on city sidewalks as allotmentcore gains attention as an emerging fashion trend in 2026.
    — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of turning up
Verb
  • Light volume on the way down would tell you sellers aren't showing up in size and the old resistance is holding as support.
    — Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Chore jackets and barn jackets both trace back to workwear, both come loaded with pockets and both keep showing up across fall style coverage.
    — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of showing up
Verb
  • After coming up empty on a fast break, James crashed into a Philadelphia 76ers fan behind the basket and took a a sip of the fan's wine during Philadelphia's 126-107 win over the Chicago Bulls on Monday night.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Most searches now provide an AI Overview at the top, and the company is constantly coming up with new ways to nudge people toward the conversational AI Mode chatbot function.
    — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of coming up
Verb
  • The Information describes it as a customized platform drawing on hardware and engineering experience from three generations of Fourier robots.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Another creation, the carrot bamboo, brings together vermouth, gin, manzanilla sherry, carrot, yuzu, and shiso, drawing on flavors from both Europe and Asia.
    — Alessia Armenise, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of drawing on
Verb
  • The more than $400-million high-rise with shops and restaurants at street level is set to rise on La Brea Avenue on the site of a former concrete plant that served Los Angeles for more than a century before closing in 2024.
    — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
  • When McMillan & Wife, created by Leonard Stern, bowed in September 1971, Saint James had just turned 25 while Hudson was closing in on 46.
    — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of closing in
Verb
  • The force, unlike the fresh surge of Salvadoran troops, has put in place safeguards for arriving troops, including two weeks of in-country training on human rights.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The team also stated AC Carter will expand his responsibilities to include not just the outside linebackers but now also the defensive line; Carter has robust experience coaching the DL group prior to arriving in Carolina.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of arriving
Verb
  • The jobs report arrives with inflation running well above the Fed's 2% target, potentially forcing central bankers to raise rates in the coming months after making no change at last week's policy meeting.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Vikings quarterback Kyler Murray said his confidence in the the team’s offense will never waver, knowing the players around him, and believes a breakout performance is coming.
    — Larry Lage, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of coming
Verb
  • Tariffs have kept much of that cost advantage from reaching American showrooms.
    — Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Recognition remained close to that level for combinations, reaching approximately 71 percent.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of reaching
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