Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shimmied
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As men clambered into the world-famous museum, nobody was actively monitoring that specific feed, legislators were told.—
Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2025
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In the mood to handle the lights himself a couple of weeks ago, Foil put up a ladder and clambered atop the roof.—
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Scientists from Los Angeles and around the country quickly scrambled into action as fires burned through the Pacific Palisades and Altadena.—
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After forcing the Chargers to punt with 41 seconds left before intermission, Maye scrambled on second down to the Los Angeles 17-yard line.—
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The K-pop boy band Cortis arrived with an entourage of handlers and bopped around to their own music; the trance DJ Armin van Buuren got stony-serious on the topic of his new, piano-only album.—
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Their original band artwork projected as a backdrop — cats at drum sets, birds holding guitars — as the campers bopped their heads and performed their original songs.—
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The Idaho Home Learning Academy launched in 2016 with about 250 students and has climbed to nearly 8,000 students.—
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Beef prices climbed almost 16% over that span.—
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Empty boxes were stacked along a side wall in the locker room as players shuffled in and out to pack up a season’s worth of shirts and jerseys and cleats and memorabilia.—
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First, the sophomore shuffled back into coverage after showing A-gap pressure to intercept a Bryce Underwood pass over the middle of the field, ending a key fourth-quarter drive.—
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News of Short’s death spread quickly, and before authorities could cordon off the crime scene, reporters swarmed the area.—
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In August in San Bernardino, California, multiple immigration officers swarmed the vehicle of Francisco Javier Longoria, an undocumented immigrant.—
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Enjoying one of these moments free from scrutiny, the five-foot-five, stocky Smalls playfully picked up the captain’s distinctive floppy hat and pranced around the ship, imitating his mannerisms.—
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The zebras pranced, all frisky energy; the elephants, lumbering and mournful, trailed behind with their ancient thoughts.—
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Teigen strutted down the black-and-red carpet in black patent-leather D’Orsay pumps with dainty ankle straps.—
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The rest of the parade went and members of the string bands played and strutted without props.—
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“Shimmied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shimmied. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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