waltzing (up)

verb

present participle of waltz (up)
as in turning up

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waltzing (up)
  1. turning up
  2. showing up
  3. coming up
  4. drawing on
  5. closing in
  6. arriving
  7. coming
  8. reaching
Verb
  • The Jets have dropped two straight games to fall to 2-5, turning up the heat on coach Aaron Glenn.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 29 Oct. 2026
  • While Aguilera is no stranger to turning up the heat online, the singer has also pushed back against scrutiny of her appearance.
    — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of turning up
Verb
  • Sensory gardens are showing up in home listings, school courtyards and botanical parks, and homeowners want to know whether the idea actually works in their own backyard.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Prosecutor Zachary Simonoff said in court that after showing up at the Oberlin resident's home on Wednesday morning, Jones asked the resident to record a video of him to post on the internet.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of showing up
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  • Fans can buy $30 t-shirts, $27 baseball hats, and an $8 set of bumper stickers to advertise their support for the attorney general and the makeshift facility he’s credited with coming up with the idea for.
    — Kate Payne, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Ella Langley, Dandelion Once again, everything is coming up Ella Langley.
    — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of coming up
Verb
  • 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
  • Another creation, the carrot bamboo, brings together vermouth, gin, manzanilla sherry, carrot, yuzu, and shiso, drawing on flavors from both Europe and Asia.
    — Alessia Armenise, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of drawing on
Verb
  • The more than $400-million high-rise with shops and restaurants at street level is set to rise on La Brea Avenue on the site of a former concrete plant that served Los Angeles for more than a century before closing in 2024.
    — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
  • When McMillan & Wife, created by Leonard Stern, bowed in September 1971, Saint James had just turned 25 while Hudson was closing in on 46.
    — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of closing in
Verb
  • The force, unlike the fresh surge of Salvadoran troops, has put in place safeguards for arriving troops, including two weeks of in-country training on human rights.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The team also stated AC Carter will expand his responsibilities to include not just the outside linebackers but now also the defensive line; Carter has robust experience coaching the DL group prior to arriving in Carolina.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of arriving
Verb
  • The flooding is just the latest from two months of on-and-off heavy rain caused by tropical moisture coming ashore from the Pacific.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The flooding is just the latest episode in two months of on-and-off heavy rain in the region caused by tropical moisture coming ashore from the Pacific.
    — Anna Wilder, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of coming
Verb
  • Tariffs have kept much of that cost advantage from reaching American showrooms.
    — Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Recognition remained close to that level for combinations, reaching approximately 71 percent.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of reaching
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