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as in to stalk
to walk with exaggerated arm and leg movements
the cat strutted proudly onto the porch with a bird in its mouth
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as in to display
to present so as to invite notice or attention
strutting his blue ribbon for all to see
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as in swagger
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Recent Examples of strut
Madeleine Marr
june 1, Miami Herald, 1 June 2026
The current high price of gasoline, thanks to the Iran entanglement, certainly won’t deter owners and collectors from strutting their stuff.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Pigeons with iridescent purple necks strut about, and ducks continuously inquire, hoping for tidbits from passersby.
—Chi Varnado, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
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Verb
The ‘90s supermodel strutted down the runway at W South Beach for Sports Illustrated’s show, no doubt the most anticipated event of Miami Swim Week, which wrapped Sunday.
—Madeleine Marr
june 1, Miami Herald, 1 June 2026
The current high price of gasoline, thanks to the Iran entanglement, certainly won’t deter owners and collectors from strutting their stuff.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
Noun
Nilsson’s Evening Street Scene, 1964, a bustling urban tableau, along with Two Ladies and Starry Stage Ladies, both 1967, whose focal points are women mid-strut, recall certain prints from George Grosz’s 1922–23 Ecce Homo portfolio, not in tone but in their teeming rakishness.
—Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Pigeons with iridescent purple necks strut about, and ducks continuously inquire, hoping for tidbits from passersby.
—Chi Varnado, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strut
Verb
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But all of it—the trees, the wildlife, the assemblage of diversity in both life and death through which Jacobs stalked in 1867—all of it was in a last gasp for existence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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In addition to stalking, jail records show Sgt.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 June 2026
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Still, Banks needs to display a level of consistency that has been lacking to wrestle the starting job away during camp.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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Some fans held out flags of the current Islamic Republic, while others displayed lion flags from the pre-revolutionary period.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
16 June 2026
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That flash of panic would become the seed for the Magic Sprayer®, the centerpiece of a brand determined to turn bathroom anxiety into confidence, and do it with unapologetic swagger.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
4 Dec. 2025
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To have Walton bring his unique blend of swagger to the game is awesome.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
3 Dec. 2025
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Taxpayers didn't elect you to take ideological stands that legally expose the city.—
Marissa Armas,
CBS News,
9 Dec. 2025
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All-Matching Furniture Sets A pair of club chairs, night stands, set of dining chairs, or even a sofa and a wing back chair upholstered in the same print—yes.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
7 Dec. 2025
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Connecticut’s top Banana will be dancing and prancing from the ballpark to the ballroom.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
13 May 2026
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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
Verb
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In May 2024, two young girls came home from their Winnetka daycare exhibiting abnormal behavior.—
Jeff Nguyen,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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The clarinettist Boris Allakhverdyan exhibited spectacular jazz chops in Artie Shaw’s Concerto for Clarinet.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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Despite Paramount’s bravado, there is no confirmation that Trump would stop the Netflix deal.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
8 Dec. 2025
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Her confidence is grounded in results, not bravado.—
Skylar Mitchell,
Essence,
8 Dec. 2025
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When the pool opened 100 years ago, it was hailed as a state-of-the-art facility with its open-truss ceiling, reminiscent of San Francisco’s Sutro Baths, and its double-size Olympic pool.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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To avoid placing excessive loads on the towers during early stages of construction, the central sections of the truss were assembled first.—
Aman Kumar,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Strut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strut. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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