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Recent Examples of boogie
The audience got a kick out of the gag, with Jennifer Lopez and Andrew Scott boogieing in their seats, and Matt Damon wiping away tears of laughter.
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Patrick Ryan, The Enquirer, 12 June 2024
Donning headphones, the 24-year-old boogied to his pregame tunes like no one was watching.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 11 May 2024
Directed by Lau Kar-leung, a staple talent of the studio, there’s barely a plot supporting the movie’s premise, which sees rival martial-arts schools converging on a small town to boogie down.
—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
Saturday, March 26 Mustache Bash Get ready to boogie with some of the best disco and funk music at this 21-and-up affair.
—Sara Butler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2022
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Patrick Ryan, The Enquirer, 12 June 2024
Donning headphones, the 24-year-old boogied to his pregame tunes like no one was watching.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 11 May 2024
Directed by Lau Kar-leung, a staple talent of the studio, there’s barely a plot supporting the movie’s premise, which sees rival martial-arts schools converging on a small town to boogie down.
—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
Saturday, March 26 Mustache Bash Get ready to boogie with some of the best disco and funk music at this 21-and-up affair.
—Sara Butler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boogie
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The return to hallowed ground was also just like any other rally—people bopped around to Kesha and the Killers and napped on the grass or waited in line for funnel cakes.Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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Coming out of the ghost town the pandemic made L.A. into, Gov. Newsom and the legislature bopped up the incentives program in 2021 to $420 million for two years and added further credits for the construction of more soundstages.Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2024
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The one-minute preview also features new clips of Gaga and the Napoleon actor kissing in a burning room, sharing cigarette smoke through jail cell bars and waltzing under streetlights.Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 9 Sep. 2024
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Does that involve waltzing into the Baltimore Afro-American newspaper offices hoping to get one of its reporters to hand her everything on Cleo?Manuel Betancourt, Vulture, 9 Aug. 2024
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Oakland baseball almost always tangoed with tension between supporters and ownership—but not with players.Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2024
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Yesterday’s Boeing purchases might have been a not-so-subtle reminder to the EU and Airbus that two can tango at the tariff game.Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
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Clifton Daniel, for instance, jitterbugged with an expertise that increased one’s respect for The New York Times.Gloria Steinem, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2024
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Linders says the audience for trad jazz can generally be put into three categories: There are swing dancers who are eager to jitterbug to some hot sounds.Noah Schaffer, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Aug. 2023
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Once the road trip ends, Bronny will be shuffling between the G-League and the main Lakers roster.David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
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These relationships shuffle among the large, contentious staff — Mexican, white, Italian, black, Muslim, Albanian, and Dominican, a panoply of types whose individuality keeps the action lively, timely, yet unpredictable.Armond White, National Review, 30 Oct. 2024
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Amy Jade Winehouse could have been any young woman growing up in 1990s London — palling around with her mates, sneaking lagers, shagging dudes, getting into trouble, getting her nose pierced, and getting expelled from drama school for it.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2024
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From washable options to shag rugs, these will transform your sleeping space.Alida Nugent, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2024
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Ready or not, the Dancing With the Stars competitors are jamming, jiving, and foxtrotting in full throttle.Calie Schepp, EW.com, 9 Oct. 2024
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When reality doesn’t jive with her desires (see also: Shauna’s early acceptance to Brown), no one dares shatter her illusions.Judy Berman, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
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Diamond jigs were originally intended to be dropped straight down from a boat and jigged vertically.Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 17 Oct. 2024
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Owned by the Chinese, the ship was flagged to Argentina and jigging in Argentinian waters.Ian Urbina, TIME, 1 Aug. 2024
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“Boogie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boogie. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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