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. come
  5. reach
  6. draw on
  7. come up
  8. hit
Verb
  • Investigation, suspects, and theories A massive search failed to turn up Madeleine or produce any firm leads.
    — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Diwali now sits in the top tier of Harrods’ cultural calendar, alongside Christmas, Spring Festival, Ramadan and Eid, and the retailer is investing across fashion, beauty, gifting and food to meet a customer who is turning up in growing numbers.
    — Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of turn up
Verb
  • The area was briefly closed while officers waited for coroner’s officials to arrive.
    — Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
  • With a couple of hundred attendees expected, more than 2,000 people had arrived by the halfway point of the inaugural event, which was hosted by Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 1714.
    — Nathaniel Levine, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of arrive
Verb
  • But those voters who show up for midterms elect just as many members of Congress and fill just as many state legislative seats as voters in presidential years.
    — Ron Elving, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026
  • That, Walczak stressed, would likely show up in higher rent payments.
    — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of show up
Verb
  • At meetings in 2014 and 2016, both of which came six days before elections, the Fed held steady.
    — Aoife Walsh, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Further announcements for the 2027 event will be due in the coming months.
    — Thomas Smith, Billboard, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of come
Verb
  • The Valkyries made history in their inaugural season, becoming the first WNBA expansion team to reach the playoffs in its debut year.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Opinion polls suggest neither Netanyahu’s bloc, which includes far-right and ultra-Orthodox parties, nor the anti-Netanyahu bloc are on track to reach a 61-seat majority.
    — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of reach
Verb
  • The cookbook draws on the family's Southern, Sicilian and Cajun roots, bringing together recipes and traditions passed down through generations and shared at family gatherings.
    — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • An October 7 analysis by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), drawing on more than 90 Chinese-language sources, traces that process from battlefield observation to publicly visible changes in Chinese preparations.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of draw on
Verb
  • Now, Newsom is termed out of the governor’s mansion early next year and is reportedly laying the groundwork for a presidential run in 2028, where his track record on homelessness will almost inevitably come up on the campaign trail.
    — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The Cheesecake Factory has not commented publicly on Obama’s remark, and the topic did not come up on the company’s earnings call.
    — Andrew McGowan, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of come up
Verb
  • The wreckage of Wednesday's crash reminded many of the aftermath of another train collision in January, when 46 people died in southern Spain when an Iryo train jumped the track and hit an oncoming Renfe train.
    — JOSEPH WILSON, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The teams combined to hit just four homers, three for Milwaukee.
    — Rob Maaddi, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
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“Waltz (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waltz%20%28up%29. Accessed 30 Oct. 2026.

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