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Recent Examples of tango
My bucket-list trips include learning to tango in Buenos Aires, going on safari in Botswana (and staying at ever-gorgeous Xigera), and riding the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express (a dream that, to my unbelievable privilege, recently became a reality).
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Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2024
Up until this week, Trump had tangoed through troubles with little more than a scratch.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 31 May 2024
Joe Directed by Steven Caple Jr., Transformers: Rise of the Beasts saw the Autobots tangoing with the Maximals to stop the world-devouring Unicron (Colman Domingo) from destroying Earth in the 1990s.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 30 May 2024
For now, Citizens Memorial Hospital and other Missouri medical facilities will have to continue to tango with the insurers: Legislation to limit white and brown bagging did not pass during the Missouri General Assembly’s recent session.
—Samantha Liss, Fortune, 28 June 2023
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Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2024
Up until this week, Trump had tangoed through troubles with little more than a scratch.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 31 May 2024
Joe Directed by Steven Caple Jr., Transformers: Rise of the Beasts saw the Autobots tangoing with the Maximals to stop the world-devouring Unicron (Colman Domingo) from destroying Earth in the 1990s.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 30 May 2024
For now, Citizens Memorial Hospital and other Missouri medical facilities will have to continue to tango with the insurers: Legislation to limit white and brown bagging did not pass during the Missouri General Assembly’s recent session.
—Samantha Liss, Fortune, 28 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tango
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What gives with this senescent New Year’s tradition of still waltzing 200 years since the birth of the dance’s greatest maker, Johann Strauss II?—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Dec. 2024
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Babygirl tries to deftly waltz over this minefield of a topic without a sense of puritanical judgement or heavy panting, but with as much emphasis on Romy’s need for this transfer of power to tap into her erogenous zones.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
23 Dec. 2024
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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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Even fans who walked to their seats couldn’t help but boogie down the arena stairs and two-step shuffle along the floor.—
Bryan West,
The Tennessean,
9 June 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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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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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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Landman really benefits from Thornton being a pleasure to watch bop around, look sweaty, rant about the state of America, and generally express a state of existential exhaustion.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
11 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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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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As he’s been awaiting trial in Charlotte since his arrest in 2012 on a first-degree murder charge, Perkins has been shuffled between the Mecklenburg County jail, Broughton Hospital, Central Prison, and Central Regional Hospital dozens of times.—
Kallie Cox,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Jan. 2025
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His defensive concentration — happy to shuffle players out wide and contain them in one-v-one duels — makes Reis an interesting potential option as a right-back for Guardiola, who often opts for four centre-backs across the defence.—
Thom Harris,
The Athletic,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Tango.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tango. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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