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Franzke, who loved to jitterbug as a kid, served in the Navy from 1943 to 1945, flying Grumman TBF Avenger torpedo bombers off the carrier USS Saginaw Bay in the Pacific.
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Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2020
Patti jitterbugging to a Les Paul and Mary Ford record.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2020
Against these, Davis superimposes the bright, almost jitterbugging mosaic pattern on the mother’s spandex pants.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2020
Bush caught a screen pass and jitterbugged past a diving tackler and exploded into the open field.
—Zach Helfand, latimes.com, 13 Sep. 2017
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Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2020
Patti jitterbugging to a Les Paul and Mary Ford record.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2020
Against these, Davis superimposes the bright, almost jitterbugging mosaic pattern on the mother’s spandex pants.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2020
Bush caught a screen pass and jitterbugged past a diving tackler and exploded into the open field.
—Zach Helfand, latimes.com, 13 Sep. 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jitterbug
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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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Jaden Smith waltzed onto the Grammys red carpet early on Sunday night in a demure black Louis Vuitton suit with, well, a castle on his head.—
Jacob Gallagher,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2025
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Miles above the Earth, two bands of fast-moving air – the polar jet stream and the stratospheric polar vortex – sometimes tango together to influence weather in the northern hemisphere.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA TODAY,
10 Feb. 2025
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The only thing that matters in sport is to be the last competitor standing, especially when there are just two to tango.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 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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And then there was the shot of Donna Kelce boogieing on the stage.—
Bryan West,
USA TODAY,
21 Dec. 2024
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With more than 70 days down, the Aussie creates her own stage on the floor of the Eras Tour bopping to the three-hour setlist.—
Bryan West,
The Tennessean,
20 Dec. 2024
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Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars 'Die with a Smile' There is talent, and then there is Lady Gaga bopping into Bruno Mars’ studio at his invite and writing and recording a song the same day.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA TODAY,
19 Dec. 2024
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In the middle of the party, an accordion player jigged among a group of young, unsteady revelers, rapping to the beat like an agitated auctioneer.—
Matthew Bremner,
Rolling Stone,
5 Jan. 2025
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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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The series seems to jive with head coach Dan Hurley’s desire to play tough non-conference games against the top programs in the sport.—
Kels Dayton,
Hartford Courant,
4 Feb. 2025
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And that doesn’t necessarily jive with the perception of the team, say, in the regular season.—
Jonas Siegel,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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She's been a part of silly shenanigans, shagged assorted suitors – most notably Colin Firth's stoically upper-crust Mark Darcy and Hugh Grant's womanizing Daniel Cleaver – but in the end always maintaining a strong sense of self-worth.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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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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Smaller breeds take the field in the first quarter, and the lineup shuffles to play the larger breeds in the fourth quarter.—
Emma Bowman,
NPR,
8 Feb. 2025
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Some of that work has been controversial, like Gov. Jeff Landry's sudden moves to shuffle homeless people out from prime downtown locations.—
Chelsea Brasted,
Axios,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Jitterbug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jitterbug. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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