waltzed (up)

verb

past tense of waltz (up)
as in turned up

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  1. turned up
  2. arrived
  3. showed up
  4. reached
  5. came
  6. came up
  7. drew on
  8. attained
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  • The search turned up seven other reports of infant deaths that mentioned NEC and fortifiers designed for premature or low-birth-weight babies.
    — David Hilzenrath, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • But here, its potential for ugly, alien tones is turned up to 11, an eerie buzz throbbing threateningly beneath the beats.
    — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 1 July 2026
Definition of turned up
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  • Both films came from digital-native storytellers in their 20s who arrived with sizable online followings already attached.
    — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • After playing 50 games over the 2023 and 2024 seasons, Caminero arrived for good last season.
    — Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of arrived
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  • In 1964, the first year numbers were documented, 14 runners showed up for the first race in the series and 66 came to the 10-miler on Labor Day.
    — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2026
  • Outside, that impulse showed up in smaller doses, sometimes no bigger than a gold keyhole at the toe.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 6 July 2026
Definition of showed up
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  • Historic heat Since Thursday, heat in the East has broken at least three dozen daily high temperature records, many warmest-low-temperature records as heat reached levels that some cities haven’t experienced in more than a decade.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
  • Just as Argentina was set to take on Cape Verde, FIFA’s Fan Fest at Bayfront Park reached capacity.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 4 July 2026
Definition of reached
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  • That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
  • All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.
    — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025
Definition of came
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  • Lopez came up with two outs and lined a two-run shot that narrowly cleared the left field wall.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 5 July 2026
  • Their defenders also made two goal-line clearances while goalkeeper Ronwen Williams came up with big saves.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of came up
Verb
  • DeRogatis drew on her own experiences to give the story its realism.
    — Nissa Renzo, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
  • Born in Brooklyn to a Haitian father and a Puerto Rican mother, Basquiat drew on a wide range of cultural references that shaped both his life and his work.
    — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026
Definition of drew on
Verb
  • The sun attained solar maximum in 2024, releasing intense flares and coronal mass ejections that caused Earth’s atmosphere to expand, which only intensified the drag on Swift, according to NASA.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
  • Well before Diana attained princess status, Althorp was a favorite retreat of royals and a variety of politicians from around the world.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 1 July 2026
Definition of attained
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“Waltzed (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waltzed%20%28up%29. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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