as in prom
a social gathering for dancing
who are you taking to the dance on Saturday night?
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1
as in to step
to perform a series of usually rhythmic bodily movements to music
she can't resist dancing to her favorite rock bands
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2
as in to dart
to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements
the lithe boxer danced around the ring, staying just out of the reach of his opponent
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Recent Examples of dance
Wilfredo José Burgos Matos, The Conversation, 25 July 2025
The track played while Drake and Central Cee watched a woman dance in an empty swimming pool.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 25 July 2025
Nicholas Komu, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
This week's food news The music swelled, the limoncello flowed, and before long, Chef Nick Pellegrino danced through the dining room, coaxing 100 guests into serenading each other.
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 10 July 2025
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Noun
Bachata dance classes, parties and festivals have sprung up across the U.S. in recent years, everywhere from Philadelphia to Los Angeles, and Omaha, Nebraska, to Oklahoma City.
—Wilfredo José Burgos Matos, The Conversation, 25 July 2025
The track played while Drake and Central Cee watched a woman dance in an empty swimming pool.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 25 July 2025
Verb
Young people danced around the coffin while waving a Kenyan flag.
—Nicholas Komu, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
This week's food news The music swelled, the limoncello flowed, and before long, Chef Nick Pellegrino danced through the dining room, coaxing 100 guests into serenading each other.
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dance
Noun
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Keisha’s prom was not as over the top, with her dress being sourced from downtown L.A., which is where a majority of young women purchase gowns for a fraction of the price.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
2 June 2025
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There are plenty of flashbacks involving Belly’s second mom, from her FaceTiming Laurel during prom photos to her farewell to Belly.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
11 July 2025
Verb
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After founding Victoria Jackson Cosmetics in 1989 and growing it into a QVC powerhouse—at its peak, the brand had more than 600 products and $1 billion in sales—Victoria Jackson stepped away from the beauty world to focus on a project close to her heart.—
Maggie McGrath,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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Robin Roberts has stepped away from her anchor desk for an incredible journey with her wife, Amber Laign.—
Mekishana Pierre,
EW.com,
30 July 2025
Verb
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For millennia, these fish darted in droves through the delta’s murky water and effectively supported the watershed’s entire food web.—
Moira Donovan,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 July 2025
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The muscles around his eyes darted inward, and a frown overtook his face.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
Verb
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Customers craving that taste of space can’t just waltz into a Jack in the Box and buy a drink.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
30 July 2025
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The Twins enjoyed a stroll in the ballpark Sunday, waltzing to a 7-1 victory over the walk-happy Rockies.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
20 July 2025
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The aim is to get him regular minutes rather than flit in and out of the team.—
David Ornstein,
New York Times,
22 July 2025
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Conspiracy and misinformation flit around Eddington like horse flies.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
17 July 2025
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The festival’s full lineup as well as ticketing information can be found here.—
Gail Mitchell,
Billboard,
28 July 2025
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Oyelowo will receive the festival’s Luminary Award for his acting and directing work.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
28 July 2025
Verb
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Fuller has pushed back on these claims by sharing the app's source code for shuffling and dealing virtual cards.—
Andrew Montequin,
jsonline.com,
29 July 2025
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The Dolphins’ shuffling along the offensive line can be viewed through two different prisms.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
24 July 2025
Verb
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When a medevac chopper or gunship had to go up at night, exhaust from its turbine spooling up fluttered the screen above my ammunition crate bunk.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
27 July 2025
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The stamp, which shows the Stars and Stripes—the nation's 13 stripes and 50 stars—fluttering in a breeze against a white background, was designed by USPS art director Antonio Alcalá using a photograph by Doug Haight.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 June 2025
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“Dance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dance. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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