as in dance
a social gathering for dancing
he resolved to ask her to the school prom at the first opportunity
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Recent Examples of prom
The party ends with the Golden guys crowning Grant prom king, and giving all the women their own tiaras and the title of prom queen.
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EW.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Imagine if one of his players had been rejected for a prom date — in front of all his buddies, with countless more voyeurs watching on TV.
—Tyler Kepner, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Good news for anyone who used to treat Seventeen’s prom issue like the Bible: the mermaid dress is back.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2025
And prom is tomorrow a Netflix special is this Friday!
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
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EW.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Imagine if one of his players had been rejected for a prom date — in front of all his buddies, with countless more voyeurs watching on TV.
—Tyler Kepner, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Good news for anyone who used to treat Seventeen’s prom issue like the Bible: the mermaid dress is back.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2025
And prom is tomorrow a Netflix special is this Friday!
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for prom
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prom
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In the show, Hernández references and challenges traditions from her Zapotec community near Oaxaca, like a ceremonial dance performed by men involving a large golden fish that Hernández reappropriates and performs in a video installation.—
Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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Watch Lady Gaga's pre-Super Bowl performance Lady Gaga celebrates Super Bowl with 'sports' and 'spells' Gaga also took to social media on Sunday to celebrate Super Bowl 59 with a high-energy dance video.—
Edward Segarra,
USA TODAY,
10 Feb. 2025
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Both struggled with severe mental-health issues but have flourished in their partnership since meeting at a music festival, getting married and forming the War and Treaty.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 2025
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Boston SciFi, the longest-running genre film festival in the States, includes 10 features including world and US premieres.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
9 Feb. 2025
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This off-season, the Eagles hired veteran defensive coordinator Vic Fangio to upgrade Philly’s effort on that side of the ball.—
Sean Gregory,
TIME,
10 Feb. 2025
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Under Ten Hag at the start of the season, he was tasked with joining the midfield line in United’s build-up — occupying the half-spaces to help with United’s ball progression when forming a situational back three.—
Mark Carey,
The Athletic,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Prom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prom. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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