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Recent Examples of curtsy
While the hug was a much friendlier and informal exchange than the bows and curtsies often associated with the British royal family, there are no obligatory codes of behavior when interacting with royals.
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Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2024
Queen Camilla also didn't receive bows or curtsies during her outings to watch the tennis action on Centre Court in the past two years.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 15 July 2024
Elsbeth bobs a little curtsy in response as if she’s being sent back to class by a stern but loving principal.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 23 May 2024
The Emmy Award-winning series will make its final curtsy with the part 2 debut on Dec. 14.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 1 Dec. 2023
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Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2024
Queen Camilla also didn't receive bows or curtsies during her outings to watch the tennis action on Centre Court in the past two years.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 15 July 2024
Elsbeth bobs a little curtsy in response as if she’s being sent back to class by a stern but loving principal.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 23 May 2024
The Emmy Award-winning series will make its final curtsy with the part 2 debut on Dec. 14.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 1 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curtsy
Noun
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Take a Bow Ariana Grande is wrapped in a bow dress at a lunch reception featuring her and Wicked costar Cynthia Erivo in London on Jan. 22.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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Some act as assassins taking out enemies near bushes while others are the muscle acting as tanks or distractions so that the two protagonists can attack them using bows or rifles.—
Gieson Cacho,
The Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2025
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Neither Walz nor Harris performed a Nazi salute, which consists of raising one's right arm in the air with the palm facing down, according to the Wiener Holocaust Library.—
Hannah Hudnall,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
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His straight-arm gesture sparked widespread backlash, with critics accusing Musk of mimicking a Nazi salute and some accusing him of harboring Nazi-adjacent views.—
Amanda Castro,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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The mayor’s opponents quickly cast it as an obvious act of obeisance that could be damaging to Mr. Adams’s political brand.—
Dana Rubinstein,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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One of the West’s most glaring vulnerabilities to the influence of Russia—and China and Iran—is Hungary’s self-abnegating obeisance to those countries.—
Mitch McConnell,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2024
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The star's previously long brunette locks appear to have been cut into a soft, shoulder-grazing bob with plenty of volume.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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Everybody is going even shorter than the ever-trending bob in 2025.—
Daisy Jones,
Vogue,
17 Jan. 2025
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This might have been a subtle nod to his seven world championships and the ‘door’ that may lead to an eighth.—
Yara Elshebiny,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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The union declined to endorse a candidate for president, a move that many saw as an implicit nod to Trump.—
Tobias Burns,
The Hill,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Curtsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curtsy. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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