gavotted

Definition of gavottednext
past tense of gavotte

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • After the offense was shut out on four hits in Tuesday night’s 2-0 loss to the Angels, Counsell shuffled the lineup.
    Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Instead, Meyerson was shuffled to three different ALFs in six months — from Hialeah to Kendall to Homestead.
    Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The sea of heads bopped rhythmically and bodies swayed wildly.
    ABC News, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The sea of heads bopped rhythmically and bodies swayed wildly.
    Ope Adetayo, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • And the preacher pranced around the stage.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Here, the Multimatic True Active Spool Valve dampers (TASV) pranced and pranged over bumps, dips and cracks.
    Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Following the release last Friday of ARIRANG, the lads strutted their stuff the next day with a live show at Seoul’s Gwanghwamun Square, livestreamed globally on Netflix as BTS The Comeback Live | Arirang.
    Lars Brandle, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The first lady, wearing a white pantsuit and matching heels, strutted alongside the humanoid named Figure3 before hosting a roundtable discussion on the second day of the inaugural Fostering the Future Together Global Coalition Summit on March 25.
    Jay Stahl, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Gavotted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gavotted. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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