waltz (up)

verb

Definition of waltz (up)next
as in to turn up

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waltz (up)
  1. turn up
  2. arrive
  3. show up
  4. reach
  5. draw on
  6. come up
  7. hit
  8. attain
Verb
  • But the investigation turned up evidence of Torres’ own illicit acts.
    Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Newsweek writers' verdicts One Last Peek Inside the Republican Tent | Opinion Trump also reached to minorities, who turned up at the polls for him in far larger numbers than any Republican presidential candidate had ever won before.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of turn up
Verb
  • Officers arrived to find a man suffering from a single gunshot wound.
    Jason Green, The Mercury News, 20 Nov. 2024
  • In October, an outpouring of tributes and support arrived from close friends, family, and collaborators who mourned Payne.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of arrive
Verb
  • However, two people later showed up at nearby hospitals with gunshot wounds.
    Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
  • Airlines often make a bet that not everyone who confirmed their itinerary will show up for their flight — and when the airlines lose that bet, customers pay the price.
    Melvin Backman, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of show up
Verb
  • Local health officials are working to reach everyone who may have had contact with the infected individual, and they are expected to do so in this case, said Preston Merchant, a spokesman for the San Mateo County health department.
    Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
  • Wind chills reached minus 36 Fahrenheit (minus 38 Celsius) that night in January 2022 as the family from India set out on foot to meet a waiting van.
    Ryan J. Foley, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of reach
Verb
  • The company anticipates meeting its liquidity needs for the next twelve months with cash on hand, additional draws on its First Lien Term Loan, and projected cash flows from operations.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Despite these challenges, axis members—and the axis as a whole—have drawn on support from their local states and communities and from one another to survive.
    Renad Mansour, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of draw on
Verb
  • Creative individuals come up with novel and productive ideas or ways of doing things, solving problems in unconventional ways.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Get 75% Off Peacock Premium With Our Black Friday Promo Code Speaking of peacocks, another large beautiful bird’s day is coming up: Thanksgiving.
    Molly Higgins, WIRED, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of come up
Verb
  • In its earnings reported in October, Delta said U.S. travelers’ avoidance of Paris around the Olympics resulted in a $100 million revenue hit on its French routes.
    Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Criswell was pressed specifically on FEMA's response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton, which hit the Southeast back-to-back, NPR's Debbie Elliott says.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of hit
Verb
  • Tether has been steadily plodding up all year, now at the highest market cap that it's ever attained.
    Brady Dale, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Related article Ancient swimming ‘taco’ had ‘bug jaws,’ new fossils show This finding suggests that Arthropleura attained peak segmentation as an adult, rather than at birth.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of attain
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“Waltz (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waltz%20%28up%29. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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