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Recent Examples of shimmy
In an interview with Forbes, for instance, Generalist engineers describe the model giving a plastic bag a little shake to get a plush toy to shimmy inside, even though such a move wasn’t explicitly programmed in the training data.
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Kyle Orland,
ArsTechnica,
6 Apr. 2026
As the objects shimmy, an umbrella emerges from behind to join in.
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Shannon Taggart,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
That’s when Rannells slips on a clown mask and starts to shimmy.
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Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
Things that may shimmy and shake, but things nonetheless, not ideological assertions.
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Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shimmy
Kyle Orland,
ArsTechnica,
6 Apr. 2026
As the objects shimmy, an umbrella emerges from behind to join in.
—
Shannon Taggart,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
That’s when Rannells slips on a clown mask and starts to shimmy.
—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
Things that may shimmy and shake, but things nonetheless, not ideological assertions.
—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shimmy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shimmy
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The three, adrenaline pumping, clambered through the pancaked wreckage.
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Cars honked their horns and cyclists pulled over to tune in as flags fluttered in the wind, fans clambered to see the screen, and people hugged and shouted.
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Unbothered, Louis smirked at his sister and continued to boogie to the beat.
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My dad—who always loved to dance—heard the beat and began to boogie his way through the front door.
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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.
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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.
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Ortiz bopped 208 in his first five seasons with the Red Sox.
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The handful of cops were bopping to Michael Jackson.
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All the specimens were skinned first, and the team removed any excess flesh and internal organs.
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Sanders, along with two of his daughters, skins the fish straightaway.
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The Spanish were heavily favored in the match and expected to waltz against a small nation debuting in the world’s biggest sporting event, hoping to mimic Germany’s 7-1 win against Curaçao a day earlier.
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When that happens, Pedri can waltz through an empty midfield and from a five-on-four situation, and sets up Mikel Oyarzabal to score.
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The typical age of a first-time buyer climbed to 40, an all-time high.
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Facing growing criticism over military restrictions in disaster zones, Venezuela’s interim government on Thursday defended its decision to militarize the state of La Guaira as the death toll from last week’s earthquakes climbed to 2,595.
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Eliminating even more discomfort by only having one cord to tango with is a win for me.
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With technical excellence and dramatic flair, the pair tangoed to one of the loudest crowd receptions of the competition.
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“Shimmy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shimmy. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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