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Recent Examples of shimmy
Bigger names than Coen have shimmied their way out of handshake deals.
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John Romano, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Jan. 2025
Jones saunters to the middle of the cage, shimmying his hips and arms in an imitation of Trump’s signature shuffle-dance.
—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2025
And while designers prefer their wares strut down a runway rather than shimmy down a chimney, over the years, consciously or otherwise, many have referenced holiday’s greatest style icon.
—Gráinne O'Hara Belluomo, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024
In addition to the spacious round room — which includes the kitchen, dining, and living rooms, as well as a huge chimney for Santa to shimmy down — the home boasts several other unique features.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 12 Dec. 2024
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John Romano, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Jan. 2025
Jones saunters to the middle of the cage, shimmying his hips and arms in an imitation of Trump’s signature shuffle-dance.
—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2025
And while designers prefer their wares strut down a runway rather than shimmy down a chimney, over the years, consciously or otherwise, many have referenced holiday’s greatest style icon.
—Gráinne O'Hara Belluomo, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024
In addition to the spacious round room — which includes the kitchen, dining, and living rooms, as well as a huge chimney for Santa to shimmy down — the home boasts several other unique features.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shimmy
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Spectators clambered atop rubble and wrecked vehicles to watch the handover, waving Palestinian and Hamas flags.—
Willem Marx,
NPR,
25 Jan. 2025
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Shares slumped over the summer on concerns over weakness in its theme parks biz — then clambered back up in November on strong earnings results and streaming profits, and Disney’s three-year forecast for EPS growth.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
30 Dec. 2024
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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
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Puppy enjoys the snow following a storm Are your pups ready to boogie in the snow?—
Amanda Castro,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
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The biggest names in the industry boogied down the Grammys red carpet at Los Angeles' Crypto.com Arena in fierce fashions hitting high notes and the cloth version of a crescendo.—
Erin Jensen,
USA TODAY,
2 Feb. 2025
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Mays hit for both power and for average while also shinning at running, throwing and fielding.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN,
19 June 2024
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The levante is the easterly blow favored by windsurfers that causes heavy swells, casts apocalyptic clouds, and gives shins an unwanted microdermabrasion.—
Lydia Bell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 May 2024
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One of Bieber’s friends could be seen bopping his head and dancing along to the beat in the video while putting a cigarette in his mouth.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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And Barack and Michelle would happily bop to Springsteen at the Kennedy Center Honors.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
25 Feb. 2025
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Healthy coyotes can be skinned for the fur, and the glands, urine, teeth, claws, and bones can be used for various purposes.—
Skye Goode,
Outdoor Life,
27 Feb. 2025
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But what people don’t understand, people like that, is that that’s just one way that songwriters skin the cat, kill the bird, whatever.—
Katherine Turman,
SPIN,
3 Feb. 2025
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Why do squirrels run corkscrews around the perimeter of a tree instead of climbing straight up?—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
26 Feb. 2025
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And with Nikola Vucevic, Patrick Williams and Ayo Dosunmu now sidelined, the rookie’s usage rate should continue to climb.—
Eric Wong,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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Opponents are waltzing into the paint with little resistance, forcing New York’s defense into scramble mode and generating clean three-point looks.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
26 Feb. 2025
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If President Donald Trump had his way, guests at the White House would be waltzing in a grand ballroom, not jostling for space in its largest room.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA TODAY,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Shimmy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shimmy. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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