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rub shoulders with



VERB
rub elbows with
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She was brashly optimistic in what she calls “the good old days,” thrilled to rub shoulders with Andy Warhol, Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson and Liza Minnelli at Halston’s fabled glass-and-steel Upper East Side townhouse.

From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2024

Polished studio productions rub shoulders with TikTok hits recorded teenage bedrooms and songs by fictional characters.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2023

In the Hamilton Simulator, players use their own avatars as they rub shoulders with the musical’s characters and negotiate through 10 levels set during the Revolutionary War.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 9, 2023

And now, the journey has taken Haber to New York ahead of Thursday’s draft, where he hopes to rub shoulders with actual NBA prospects Victor Wembanyama and Scoot Henderson.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2023

The hardy rancher and fortune-hunter from the North Country rub shoulders with the globe-trotter.

From An African Adventure by Marcosson, Isaac Frederick




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