as in proms
a social gathering for dancing
who are you taking to the dance on Saturday night?
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1
as in steps
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 darts
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 dances
Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Heading to downtown Cincinnati for a weekend filled with lederhosen, liter-sized beer steins, giant cream puffs, bratwurst and cringe-worthy chicken dances?
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 16 Sep. 2025
The costumes are what bring the dances to life.
—Iris Sanchez, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
Fans will see Infinite sporting braids — dressed in all black with daring red leather gloves as he vogues and dances unapologetically in his glory.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Any thought of stability is illusory; no patch of molecules dances in isolation.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
As Homecoming season commences, parents with teens going to dances this fall should remember that styling is a way for teens to assert and empower their identities.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Barbara Keating dances with her brother, Jack Kinsey, in 1995.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
The building also housed a movie theater, a basketball court and had space for dances and entertainment on stage.
—Don Sproul, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2025
In the final seconds of the Sex and the City revival series, Carrie dances down the hallway of her Gramercy Park townhome in a flirty outfit while Barry White plays, embracing her singledom.
—Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
Before receiving her scores, Whitney laughed about how long the dances are versus her #MomTok routines.
—Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Heading to downtown Cincinnati for a weekend filled with lederhosen, liter-sized beer steins, giant cream puffs, bratwurst and cringe-worthy chicken dances?
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 16 Sep. 2025
The costumes are what bring the dances to life.
—Iris Sanchez, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
Fans will see Infinite sporting braids — dressed in all black with daring red leather gloves as he vogues and dances unapologetically in his glory.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Any thought of stability is illusory; no patch of molecules dances in isolation.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
As Homecoming season commences, parents with teens going to dances this fall should remember that styling is a way for teens to assert and empower their identities.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Barbara Keating dances with her brother, Jack Kinsey, in 1995.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
The building also housed a movie theater, a basketball court and had space for dances and entertainment on stage.
—Don Sproul, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
The flame also dances back and forth for an even more convincing look.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2025
In the final seconds of the Sex and the City revival series, Carrie dances down the hallway of her Gramercy Park townhome in a flirty outfit while Barry White plays, embracing her singledom.
—Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dances
Verb
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Repeat steps 1-3 if more descaling is needed.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
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Aggrieved and pained, Mary returns from the grave to exact revenge on anyone who steps inside her family home.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
16 Sep. 2025
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In a surveillance video released by authorities, Robinson allegedly darts across the roof after firing the single shot, jimmies down to a ledge and jumps to the grass below.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Make the 35-minute drive out to Natick to visit Bosse, a state-of-the-art indoor facility with 21 pickleball courts, a golf simulator and darts lounge.—
Kim Foley MacKinnon,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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This dual character — part professional market, part popular celebration — is increasingly setting Cádiz apart from conventional festivals, reinforcing its potential.—
Emiliano De Pablos,
Variety,
19 Sep. 2025
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Here's which fall festivals are taking place in Greater Cincinnati throughout September and October.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The episode’s first half feels like the work of a misguided pest, and Beto’s filmmaking, which flits between several different styles and cuts between multiple angles sometimes within the course of one interview segment, doesn’t help.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
28 Aug. 2025
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The relative lack of attention toward Hortman’s assassination has been pointed to by some left-wing figures as evidence of hypocrisy from those on the Right, particularly those who were angry over the celebrations of some left-wing social media users over Kirk’s death.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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There are many tastings, celebrations, parties and events with food and music as well.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Gakpo is deeper, and Wirtz pushes forward as the central member of Liverpool’s forward line, while Ekitike shuffles across as the left of the trio.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Because global air travel shuffles millions of people around the world daily, an outbreak of a very contagious disease anywhere can become a threat everywhere.—
Amy E. Stambach,
The Conversation,
12 Aug. 2025
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That’s the message from senator Sarah Hanson-Young, who has put the boot into the nation’s top football leagues for booking international entertainers to lead their grand final festivities.—
Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
12 Sep. 2025
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As usual, Entertainment Weekly will be front and center for all the festivities with PEOPLE and Entertainment Weekly's Red Carpet Live show.—
Rebecca Detken,
EW.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The only actor who looks at home here is Chloë Sevigny as Kim, the resident Yale Philosophy Department psychotherapist, who struts through the movie in a series of baggy suits and a curly bowl haircut that wouldn’t be out of place on the Beverly Hillbillies’ Miss Jane Hathaway.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
29 Aug. 2025
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But the Maginot instead crashes in a part of southeast Asia that’s the dominion of Prodigy, a corporation founded by Boy Kavalier (Samuel Blenkin), an overgrown child obsessed with Peter Pan, who struts around his research facility barefoot in pajamas.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Dances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dances. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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