waltzing (up)

Definition of waltzing (up)next
present participle of waltz (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for waltzing (up)
Verb
  • This trend has led to the treat turning up at national chains, like ALDI.
    Joseph Erbentraut, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Page Six noted that Brady, 48, and Earle, 25, who split from Houston Texans player Braxton Berrios late last year, had been turning up at some of the same Super Bowl parties this week.
    Martha Ross, Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • According to three interior designers, these are the trends that faded fast in 2025 and are no longer showing up in their Southern clients’ homes.
    Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Chief Henry has always been open to showing up in community, wherever community needs him.
    Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • When Lorne Michaels began putting together a live Saturday night sketch show, Chase’s name kept coming up.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Part of parenting is coming up with creative ways of tackling mundane problems.
    Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 20 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Many of these projects originate from filmmakers who are new to Canada, or from second‑ and third‑generation auteurs with immigrant roots drawing on their families’ journeys to — and through — new countries.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 16 Feb. 2026
  • As both local and federal authorities scour Guthrie's property and nearby areas for evidence, agents are drawing on physical, digital and biological tools.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • With Kyiv under heavy bombardment and Russia closing in, European leaders feared the worst.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Anthropic’s Claude has taken off in the enterprise while OpenAI’s ChatGPT has hit big with the masses, closing in on a billion users.
    Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • By most accounts, Haitians began arriving in Springfield around 2018, drawn by word of mouth and an abundance of jobs.
    Caitlin Hu, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The brothers left the club just 45 minutes after arriving, turned off by the disturbance, the brother said.
    Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Mayweather has fought in eight exhibition matches since, the last one coming against John Gotti III — the grandson of infamous mob boss John Gotti — in Mexico City in August 2024.
    Matt Schubert, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Canada, the favorite coming into the Olympics, have now struggled in two consecutive games.
    Becky Sullivan, NPR, 20 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Tuesday may see some isolated flurries early and partly sunny skies during the day, reaching a high in the low 40s, forecasts show.
    Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 16 Feb. 2026
  • The Dow reaching 50,000 is an amazing milestone, Silverblatt said.
    John Towfighi, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
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“Waltzing (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waltzing%20%28up%29. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.

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