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or boogey
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Recent Examples of boogie
And then there was the shot of Donna Kelce boogieing on the stage.
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Bryan West, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
Even fans who walked to their seats couldn’t help but boogie down the arena stairs and two-step shuffle along the floor.
—Bryan West, The Tennessean, 9 June 2024
Rosie remarked that Joey knew how to boogie, while Derek appreciated how content-packed the routine was.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
This election is a broken info-pipe of raw sewage spewing in every direction, and these guys are boogieing down in the muck.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
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Bryan West, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
Even fans who walked to their seats couldn’t help but boogie down the arena stairs and two-step shuffle along the floor.
—Bryan West, The Tennessean, 9 June 2024
Rosie remarked that Joey knew how to boogie, while Derek appreciated how content-packed the routine was.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
This election is a broken info-pipe of raw sewage spewing in every direction, and these guys are boogieing down in the muck.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boogie
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The cameras didn’t just catch mammals, and in May 2023, one camera trap triggered four times as a bopping, blue and red head came into frame, according to the study.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2025
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Taken by the apparent deterioration of his health, users made those clips go viral and eventually adapted the money spread into a mini-dance trend where users bop to the song before flaunting an obscene amount of cash (or weed baggies or fishing lures!).—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
19 Mar. 2025
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Toney planted his foot in the ground, juked out Michigan State transfer cornerback Charles Brantley, and waltzed into the end zone.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
12 Apr. 2025
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What started as a normal interaction with a neighbor walking the dog turned into wet chaos when the canine waltzed into a person's backyard to steal a dip in the pool.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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Hartford Courant While there may be short term advantage for Mr. Trump, the danger is that our country turns into another Argentina – with basket case economic policies if not tango.—
Connecticut State Sen. Matthew Lesser,
Hartford Courant,
12 Apr. 2025
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Miles above the Earth, two bands of fast-moving air – the polar jet stream and the stratospheric polar vortex – sometimes tango together to influence weather in the northern hemisphere.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA TODAY,
10 Feb. 2025
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Clifton Daniel, for instance, jitterbugged with an expertise that increased one’s respect for The New York Times.—
Gloria Steinem,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2024
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Linders says the audience for trad jazz can generally be put into three categories: There are swing dancers who are eager to jitterbug to some hot sounds.—
Noah Schaffer,
BostonGlobe.com,
21 Aug. 2023
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Then, around 200 million years ago, Pangaea began splitting apart, a geological breakup that formed the Atlantic Ocean, and eastern North America shuffled toward its current position on the globe.—
Alexandra Witze,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Apr. 2025
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The Phillies can shuffle their rotation with the benefit of two upcoming off days.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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Iglesias said shagged in the outfield the last few days in case he’d be needed.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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This spring, India shagged fly balls in batting practice and worked long hours with the fielding machines in Surprise, Arizona.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
30 Mar. 2025
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From electronics to delicate fabrics, natural stone, and more, there are a variety of surfaces and materials that just don’t jive with this household cleaning staple.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
18 Apr. 2025
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Even on a team with more veteran leadership this year, Trout seems to have taken on more responsibility — a role that hasn’t always jived with his personality.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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However, a Rat-L-Trap can also be jigged vertically, which has a lot of application in saltwater.—
Joe Cermele,
Outdoor Life,
26 Mar. 2025
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In the middle of the party, an accordion player jigged among a group of young, unsteady revelers, rapping to the beat like an agitated auctioneer.—
Matthew Bremner,
Rolling Stone,
5 Jan. 2025
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“Boogie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boogie. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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