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Recent Examples of shimmy
The men, ranging in age from 19 to 42, some wearing orange jail uniforms and others in long, white pants and T-shirts, each shimmied through the hole, some pausing to leave taunting messages on the wall.
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Jon Schuppe, NBC news, 24 May 2025
Other hunters, shimmying up a stand of trees, dismantle nests that birds have built with the coveted cinnamon twig.
—Walker Mimms, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Simpson gripped the tool from the left, shimmying backward in her teal Nikes.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
At his best, Watkins will have minimal hesitation, driving diagonally towards the goal before shimmying, producing one stepover and backing himself to hit the roof of the net with his weaker left foot.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
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Jon Schuppe, NBC news, 24 May 2025
Other hunters, shimmying up a stand of trees, dismantle nests that birds have built with the coveted cinnamon twig.
—Walker Mimms, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Simpson gripped the tool from the left, shimmying backward in her teal Nikes.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
At his best, Watkins will have minimal hesitation, driving diagonally towards the goal before shimmying, producing one stepover and backing himself to hit the roof of the net with his weaker left foot.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shimmy
Verb
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The first golden retriever reached the inflatable and clambered aboard with a splash, followed shortly by its equally determined sibling.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 July 2025
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The child clambered arse about face, then turned back and sat still for two seconds before lurching forward.—
Anne Enright,
New Yorker,
27 July 2025
Verb
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Fanning out like urban guerrillas through Paris’ darkened streets well after midnight, the anti-waste activists shinny up walls and drain pipes, reaching for switches to turn off the lights. Click.—
The Christian Science Monitor,
The Christian Science Monitor,
3 Aug. 2022
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The slippery custom began a half-century ago merely as a means to dissuade drunken daredevils from attempting to shinny up the poles in order to mingle with paying guests.—
DOUG MACCASH | Staff writer,
NOLA.com,
25 Jan. 2021
Verb
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Curaçao August is great for: retro-minded music fans ready to boogie.—
Mark Ellwood,
AFAR Media,
26 May 2025
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Popular since at least the early 1970s, poppers were thought to enhance pleasure in the bedroom and while boogieing on disco dance floors to anthems by the likes of Donna Summer and Loleatta Holloway.—
Jacob Bernstein,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Alternatively, continue holding boat pose with your knees bent and shins parallel to the ground (rather than straightening your legs until your body is in a V-shape).—
Cory Martin,
Verywell Health,
17 July 2025
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But fewer than a dozen have been recorded making the trek on a prone paddle, where racers lay flat or balanced on their knees and shins using their arms and hands to paddle.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
29 May 2025
Verb
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The video shows Payne — in a peach-pink suit — singing along to the 1D classic as Nicole Scherzinger and Kelly Rowland bopped their heads nearby.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
22 July 2025
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By the end of Conrath’s upbeat indie rock set, a few hundred people had gathered and were politely bopping their heads.—
Kathryn Kovalenko,
Twin Cities,
21 July 2025
Verb
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Parish skins the leg quarters — frying up the exteriors for cracklins — and smokes them before a three-hour confit.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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Morgan’s mother, who could skin a deer in two minutes with nothing more than a golf ball and a piece of string, held the business together.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
24 July 2025
Verb
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The digital asset suffered this retracement after rising more than 60% in value, climbing from less than $2,400 earlier in July.—
Charles Lloyd Bovaird II,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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Requirements: Must be at least 16 years old; naturally creative, enthusiastic and animated; able to positively interact non-verbally with guests; able to walk, climb and stand while wearing a heavy, oversized and confining full body character costume for up to 20-30 minutes at a time.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
1 Aug. 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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“Shimmy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shimmy. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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