1
as in stepped
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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as in darted
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 danced
There was a whole movie where a dead man danced for 90 minutes.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
It's being reported that this demon who danced on Charlie Kirk's grave has been expelled from Texas Tech.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
The pieces challenged traditional silhouettes, featuring asymmetric tailoring, romantic organza overlays, and fragmented Cubist forms that danced on the body as the models walked.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
There, on opening night in August 1912, an audience in aigrettes and opera cloaks had watched, electrified, as Vaslav Nijinsky danced The Spectre of the Rose with the Ballets Russes.
—Leslie Camhi, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2025
Women in brightly colored dresses danced in shoes that loudly clicked across the floor.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
Like Spears’ 2001 performance, Carpenter also danced under rain.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
Lewis might be the most popular backup QB to hit the Mile High City since Drew Lock danced his way into Front Range hearts.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2025
Somewhere Mary Colter — who lived long enough to see her masterpiece converted to office space — danced a jig.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
It's being reported that this demon who danced on Charlie Kirk's grave has been expelled from Texas Tech.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
The pieces challenged traditional silhouettes, featuring asymmetric tailoring, romantic organza overlays, and fragmented Cubist forms that danced on the body as the models walked.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
There, on opening night in August 1912, an audience in aigrettes and opera cloaks had watched, electrified, as Vaslav Nijinsky danced The Spectre of the Rose with the Ballets Russes.
—Leslie Camhi, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2025
Women in brightly colored dresses danced in shoes that loudly clicked across the floor.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
Like Spears’ 2001 performance, Carpenter also danced under rain.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
Lewis might be the most popular backup QB to hit the Mile High City since Drew Lock danced his way into Front Range hearts.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2025
Somewhere Mary Colter — who lived long enough to see her masterpiece converted to office space — danced a jig.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for danced
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Wintour, 75, only recently stepped away from daily editorial operations at American Vogue (naming Chloe Malle, longtime employee and daughter of actor Candice Bergen, as editorial director).—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
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Hiedeman stepped around a defender and scored on a scoop.—
Mike Cook,
Twin Cities,
12 Sep. 2025
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His eyes darted around, finding nowhere to rest.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
13 Sep. 2025
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Some attendees darted to a nearby building and ran through a water fountain to escape.—
Rachel Wolf , Pilar Arias,
FOXNews.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Aronofsky has, since the grittiness of Pi and Requiem for a Dream, flitted with alacrity from genre to genre, trying his hand at biblical epics (Noah) and claustrophobic dramas (The Whale).—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
29 Aug. 2025
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Nine flies flitted about the place, three of which flew around utensils in kitchen storage.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In February, when Calvin Klein made its grand return to New York Fashion Week, Jenner even strutted the runway.—
Hedy Phillips,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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Having only raced four times in her career, this Brad Cox trainee strutted her stuff on August 28 in an allowance race on opening day at this Franklin, Kentucky track.—
Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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In the Lower West Side of Chicago, music blared and green, white and red flags fluttered down the streets of the predominantly Latino Pilsen neighborhood on Saturday as crowds gathered for the start of Mexican Independence Day celebrations.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
7 Sep. 2025
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Their tops and Tate’s hair fluttered in the breeze of a wind machine absurdly cranked up to Stage 4 hurricane levels.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Kraken shuffled their front office, but didn’t change direction.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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The practice schedule has also been shuffled, sleep is being emphasized and the team will travel on a larger plane.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Without appearing to look, Rogers flicked the ball round the corner, straight into the path of Madueke running in behind, cutting inwards from the right.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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Aniston’s new haircut incorporates more length and less volume, features a sleek root base, and focuses on the feathery, flicked ends of the original cut.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Danced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/danced. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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