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
  • Earlier images released by Iranian state media showed people already turning up at the Grand Mosalla on Friday night.
    — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
  • Others flew in from San Jose, California, and even Miami, turning up at the hotel not quite 4 miles (6 kilometers) from the border crossing.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 June 2026
Definition of turning up
Verb
  • One year Pippa Middleton faced the awful shame of having to sit in a normal seat after showing up late.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • That instinct -- to keep helping, to keep showing up -- runs through every part of her story.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 June 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
  • 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
  • Evereve had a store on the Plaza for 10 years before closing in late December.
    — Jenna Thompson June 26, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026
Definition of closing in
Verb
  • Friends of both Swift and the Kansas City Chiefs football star tight end began arriving mid-afternoon in a steady stream of SUVs.
    — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford and his wife, Kelly, were spotted leaving their hotel en route to the celebration, while Fox Sports personalities Erin Andrews and Charissa Thompson were also seen arriving for the event.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 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
  • Buckhead Heritage, a historic preservation organization, will make a historic building its new headquarters after reaching an agreement with Atlanta Public Schools.
    — Carson Bonner, AJC.com, 7 July 2026
  • Tehran has paused fragile negotiations with the US aimed at reaching a lasting deal to end their conflict during the multi-day funeral for Khamenei, who was killed in a US-Israeli strike in February, on the first day of the war.
    — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
Definition of reaching
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