variants
or curveting
as in dancing
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In the ensuing chaos, one of those two young men takes the stage, goaded on by his friend, and soon has the audience dancing to his melodies and words.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
22 May 2026 -
The sun is shining, flowers are blooming, and visions of poolside lounging and weekend getaways are dancing in nearly everyone’s heads.—
AllBusiness,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Connecticut’s top Banana will be dancing and prancing from the ballpark to the ballroom.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
13 May 2026
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The Aztecs won 89-86 before an electric home crowd on a night that had 12 ties and 11 lead changes and seemed like five against six sometimes with the way UNLV coach Josh Pastner was prancing around the floor in a suit and tie while the ball was in play.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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In addition to both the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Top R&B Albums tallies, the Grammy winner for Album of the Year returns to the summit on the Vinyl Albums roster, leaping from third place.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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But after leaping and stretching his torso over the top of the wall, the ball fell just out of his reach.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2026
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Lightweight, packable staples like the Closeknit Jersey Boatneck Crop Tank Top pair beautifully with on-trend bottoms like the Low-rise Capri Jeans for afternoons of museum-hopping or park picnics, yet are easily dressed up with floaty skirts like the Cotton Gauze Tiered Easy Maxi Skirt.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
24 May 2026
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And people were like throwing s—, people were hopping the fence, yeah.—
Julian Roberts-Grmela,
New York Daily News,
23 May 2026
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Even after Bo Bichette’s two-out, bases-clearing double gave New York the lead, Brazobán came bounding out of the dugout.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2026
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An antelope on a ridge teasingly stares before bounding off up the rocky hill.—
Julia Sayers Gokhale,
Midwest Living,
17 Apr. 2026
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For most Americans, skipping work for almost three months with little explanation would be a one-way ticket to unemployment.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
23 May 2026
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But there’s still more work ahead for SpaceX to perfect the Raptor 3 engine, and skipping the engine relight in space will likely prevent SpaceX from attempting a full orbital flight of Starship on the next launch.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
23 May 2026
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An abduction sequence ties the audience’s nerves in knots with cinematographer Isaac Bauman’s athletic tracking shot loping up the stairs to Margot’s apartment accompanied by Gavin Brivik’s pulse-hammering score.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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The other two shots were right at the rim, while the Hawkeyes hit a loping 3-pointer.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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Hedge fund manager Stephen Mandel and his wife Susan are a billionaire power couple that has a history of springing into action come election season.—
Gabe Kaminsky,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Does springing forward in early March leave you feeling discombobulated during your commute?—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Curvetting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curvetting. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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