as in to strut
to walk with exaggerated arm and leg movements
pranced across the room dressed in an outrageous costume
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Recent Examples of prance
Then Surge zipped through a tunnel and pranced around the ring.
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Ross Mantle,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
Connecticut’s top Banana will be dancing and prancing from the ballpark to the ballroom.
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Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
13 May 2026
In another clip, the deer continues to prance around the meadow, once again spinning in circles and once again appearing to grow dizzy.
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Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
Wild antelope prance freely while bison lazily graze in pastures.
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Julia Sayers Gokhale,
Midwest Living,
17 Apr. 2026
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Ross Mantle,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
Connecticut’s top Banana will be dancing and prancing from the ballpark to the ballroom.
—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
13 May 2026
In another clip, the deer continues to prance around the meadow, once again spinning in circles and once again appearing to grow dizzy.
—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
Wild antelope prance freely while bison lazily graze in pastures.
—
Julia Sayers Gokhale,
Midwest Living,
17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prance
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Chloe Bailey struts the streets of New York City in a fun ensemble on June 23.
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Tyra Banks is strutting forward with plans to revive America's Next Top Model — and Entertainment Weekly has exclusively learned that a contestant generated with artificial intelligence isn't off the table for the next cast.
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An Indiana man is accused of stalking, harassment, intimidation and sending threatening and explicit messages to WNBA star Sophie Cunningham via social media, officials said.
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Kevin Singh, 48, faces felony charges for stalking and intimidation, as well as a misdemeanor harassment charge.
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“Prance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prance. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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